Evo VIII vs Evo IX gearing
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Evo VIII vs Evo IX gearing
Well im thinking of trading in my VIII for a IX... I like the performance reviews i have read here, and it seems the IX performs much better in terms of power than the VIII with less mods and less cash.. My question and concern is the gearing.. Im planning on putting a bigger turbo and plan to run 10s with the IX once im done.. I know the IX gear ratio is shorter, is it true that 4th gear only goes to 116 in the 1/4 bouncing off the rev limiter as opossed to the VIII? I have seen one member here run 11.4@119 with a IX, i believe his screename is Fimotorsports.. Did he do this shifting to 5th or did he stay in 4th? Im just asking all these questions before i trade in my VIII.. Thanks
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Plus, if you want to go big and hit 10s, why do you need a IX? The main benefit of the IX is on the stock turbo up to 400whp. You could just as easily get an old, busted 03 for cheap, build the motor, toss in a Shep trans, get a BR GT35R with AEM EMS and go low 10s all day on C16.
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Not a 100% valid question, because trap speeds are an average speed through the last two blocks, so even if you can get to 120mph by 8k on your speedometer, your trap speed will only be 117-118 or so. For 10s, we're talking 125 at the BARE minimum, which is way up in the RPMs for 4th gear on a IX...
Plus, if you want to go big and hit 10s, why do you need a IX? The main benefit of the IX is on the stock turbo up to 400whp. You could just as easily get an old, busted 03 for cheap, build the motor, toss in a Shep trans, get a BR GT35R with AEM EMS and go low 10s all day on C16.
Plus, if you want to go big and hit 10s, why do you need a IX? The main benefit of the IX is on the stock turbo up to 400whp. You could just as easily get an old, busted 03 for cheap, build the motor, toss in a Shep trans, get a BR GT35R with AEM EMS and go low 10s all day on C16.
Not a 100% valid question, because trap speeds are an average speed through the last two blocks, so even if you can get to 120mph by 8k on your speedometer, your trap speed will only be 117-118 or so. For 10s, we're talking 125 at the BARE minimum, which is way up in the RPMs for 4th gear on a IX...
Plus, if you want to go big and hit 10s, why do you need a IX? The main benefit of the IX is on the stock turbo up to 400whp. You could just as easily get an old, busted 03 for cheap, build the motor, toss in a Shep trans, get a BR GT35R with AEM EMS and go low 10s all day on C16.
Plus, if you want to go big and hit 10s, why do you need a IX? The main benefit of the IX is on the stock turbo up to 400whp. You could just as easily get an old, busted 03 for cheap, build the motor, toss in a Shep trans, get a BR GT35R with AEM EMS and go low 10s all day on C16.
btw will someone post the gearing chart for the 05 MR 6-speed's 4th gear please
Look at the numbers I posted. You can easily raise the rev limiter to 8k on a stock motor and go 122.1 MPH. That would be good for at least 120 - 121 trap speed.
But I agree with Warrtalon, if its a 10 second car your after, there is no real point to go with a IX.
But I agree with Warrtalon, if its a 10 second car your after, there is no real point to go with a IX.
122 max speed at 8k would not be a 120-121mph trap, unfortunately.
BoostedEvo, no, 115-116 is not "the limitation." Do you even know where those guys had their rev limiter set? We don't just have one rev limiter - we can set it wherever we want. The problem is that you can't go as high as you want without building the motor to sustain high rpms. Our stock rev limiter is 7600, which only allows for 110-112mph traps on a IX. At 7800, you see people doing 114-116, but I'm not sure what people trap when hitting their rev limiter at 8k, not to mention tire diameter makes a difference on this, too.
BoostedEvo, no, 115-116 is not "the limitation." Do you even know where those guys had their rev limiter set? We don't just have one rev limiter - we can set it wherever we want. The problem is that you can't go as high as you want without building the motor to sustain high rpms. Our stock rev limiter is 7600, which only allows for 110-112mph traps on a IX. At 7800, you see people doing 114-116, but I'm not sure what people trap when hitting their rev limiter at 8k, not to mention tire diameter makes a difference on this, too.
