What is the transmission more reliable? What is transmission cars have better acceleration and top speed?

 

depends on the use of the car. if you want to granny it around town either/or will work fine. if you want massive power then the 5 speed is more reliable because of the thicker gears. for autox people tend to stick with the six speed.

 

Not if you're really trying to be competitive. The 6spd tops out 2nd way too soon. I was only hitting about 58mph on 285/30/18s before I hit the limiter. For autox a 5spd is ideal so you can get more revs out of 2nd gear. I swapped my 6 for a 5 about 6 months ago.

 

The 5-speed stands up to much more abuse - both stock and built. I won't use anything but a 5, especially in a car that is raced.

 

a 5 speed.

i have it, its good... but after owning a 6 speed car, i miss the 6th gear haha.

 

5 speed with 4.11 gears, strong but youre not revving the **** out of the motor at 80 mph on the highway

 

It is basically personal preference, I did not like any of the 5 speed Evos I've driven. I hated the way the cars shifted. But if you really abuse the transmission then I guess the 5 would be your best bet.

 

Top speed? Planning on frying down the infamous Pittsburgh Autobahn?

 

5 speed tranny. Its tank compared to 6 speed. ive had mine for 100k miles, no problems yet.

 

Thank you all. Actually I don't care what kind of transmission will be in the car. 5 or 6... I just want to buy a evo 9. I think 5 would be better for me.

 

Why not?
joke

 

I prefer the 5 speed. As mentioned before, second gear in the 6 tops out a little early. Also, its quite fragile. If you don't intend to ever attempt to launch the car, the six will probably be ok. Launching these cars can be hard on either tranny if you're new to it though (or if you make too many mistakes).

 

5 speed. 6 speeds are a very nice trans, and if you dont plan on making more then 380 ft/lbs of torque....then i would personally prefer it. I drove mine around with 400 / 400 and it lasted fine, did a ton of highway pulls and i had no issues with the trans....stock bottom end however....thats another storey lol.

 

5 spd.

 

What the hell you guys talking about 2nd gear topping out too quickly? There is barely any difference in 2nd gear ratio in the 5 speed (1.95) vs. 6 speed (1.944), which means the 6 speed has a higher MPH at redline.

Fragile? Not quite, I have at least 25-30 launches on mine