Hm...possible 6spd conversion?
Originally posted by Crufty Dusty
This topic has come up many times and I've gotten into so many flame wars about it. I've owned both the 7 GSR and the 8 with the 6 speed gearbox.
The Evo 7 gearbox (W5M51) is good, but due to the ratios the car feels very weak at the top of 4th into 5th. While it's true that most tracks usually don't allow you enough room to use the top gear, people tend to forget that the ratios are stacked closer together. What this means is that you have options. It's not a sequential gearbox; you can skip gears! Wow, who would've thunk that?
Reliability-wise my car is still pretty much stock with >20K hard-driven miles on it. Yes, my car was affected by the recall, and it involved replacing a tiny pin in the gear selection lever and that's about it.
This topic has come up many times and I've gotten into so many flame wars about it. I've owned both the 7 GSR and the 8 with the 6 speed gearbox.
The Evo 7 gearbox (W5M51) is good, but due to the ratios the car feels very weak at the top of 4th into 5th. While it's true that most tracks usually don't allow you enough room to use the top gear, people tend to forget that the ratios are stacked closer together. What this means is that you have options. It's not a sequential gearbox; you can skip gears! Wow, who would've thunk that?
Reliability-wise my car is still pretty much stock with >20K hard-driven miles on it. Yes, my car was affected by the recall, and it involved replacing a tiny pin in the gear selection lever and that's about it.
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Originally posted by EVOVII_SWE
Thanks for that, what is your experience when it comes to feeling during gear shift etc? I have heard from several people that it's not as "crisp" as the 5-speed?
Thanks for that, what is your experience when it comes to feeling during gear shift etc? I have heard from several people that it's not as "crisp" as the 5-speed?
Originally posted by Crufty Dusty
In terms of feel, both gearboxes felt the same. When the car was very new it was ridiculously easy to get into gear (literally hot knife through butter) but it had a vague feel. Now it's direct and precise. Missed shifts are extremely rare and are attributable to operator error (wrong grip, being too nervous/overzealous etc).
In terms of feel, both gearboxes felt the same. When the car was very new it was ridiculously easy to get into gear (literally hot knife through butter) but it had a vague feel. Now it's direct and precise. Missed shifts are extremely rare and are attributable to operator error (wrong grip, being too nervous/overzealous etc).
Originally posted by Crufty Dusty
In terms of feel, both gearboxes felt the same. When the car was very new it was ridiculously easy to get into gear (literally hot knife through butter) but it had a vague feel. Now it's direct and precise. Missed shifts are extremely rare and are attributable to operator error (wrong grip, being too nervous/overzealous etc).
In terms of feel, both gearboxes felt the same. When the car was very new it was ridiculously easy to get into gear (literally hot knife through butter) but it had a vague feel. Now it's direct and precise. Missed shifts are extremely rare and are attributable to operator error (wrong grip, being too nervous/overzealous etc).
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Originally posted by gtr
So your saying it feels about the same and not as sloppy as the european make it up to be. Perhaps the recall helped? Throw is longer correct?
So your saying it feels about the same and not as sloppy as the european make it up to be. Perhaps the recall helped? Throw is longer correct?