i was reading a thread and people were talking about getting 3/4 gear from an evo 8 put into their evo 9. i have had both cars but i cant seems to tell the difference in the gearing. basically i cant remember how the evo 8 felt. so can someone explain the difference for me please.

yes, i tried a search and have been coming up empty.

 

Stock Final Drive Ratio: 4.529

Gearing VIII/5 - IX GSR- IX MR

1st Gear 2.928 - 2.785 - 2.909
2nd Gear 1.950 - 1.950 - 1.944
3rd Gear 1.407 - 1.444 - 1.434
4th Gear 1.031 - 1.096 - 1.100
5th Gear 0.720 - 0.761 - 0.868
6th Gear -.--- - -.--- - 0.693


Speed with stock final drive, 7500 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 121.7 - 174.3 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 114.5 - 164.9 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 114.1 - 144.6 - 181.1


Speed with stock final drive, 8000 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 129.8 - 185.9 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 122.1 - 175.9 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 121.7 - 154.2 - 193.2


Speed with HKS 4.11 final drive, 8000 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 143.1 - 204.9 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 134.6 - 193.8 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 134.1 - 169.9 - 212.8


Speed with TRE 3.84 final drive, 8000 RPM:

------------ 4th --- 5th --- 6th gear
VIII 5speed: 153.1 - 219.3 - n/a
IX GSR 5spd: 144.0 - 207.5 - n/a
IX MR 6spd.: 143.5 - 181.9 - 227.8

 

thanks for posting

 

very very great info. My question is, what would be best for a combination of both road racing and drag racing. In other words whats the best way to stay in 4th going through the traps while also having a usable 4th gear for road racing.