Im about to get an evo and Im leaning towards the regular 8, however I am weighing the pros to the MR seeing if it was worth it, and I was wondering since it is a 6 speed if the clutch was different or just as weak as the 8's. Thanks for your help.

 

same clutch , different gearbox

what kind of driving are you going to do with your new evo ? long distant, or short trips? i have heard the 6 speed is nice for that extra gear on the long drive. but i think the 5 speed would be more fun than the 6 at the track / strip cause of one less shift.

 

I can't ever see anyone hitting 6th gear on a 1/4 mile drag strip or a AutoX/race course, if you do, you're doing something wrong

Just my $0.02.

 

i am more to the point that in a 5 speed you shift into 4th in the 1/4mile
i would think that in the 6 speed you need to shift into 5th to finish 1/4mile

 

You don't need to shift into 5th until 110 or 111 MPH in the MR.

Derek

 

the gearing is just about identical till 5th or 6th gear

 

good reading
http://evolutionmr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140

 

exactly same cluch on both the 8 and MR

 

same clutch disc, diff springs in the hub tho

 

Correction, same clutch material different disc. The hubs are not the same

 

MR clutch evo 8 clutch!