superdupersti

Whats the deal with the evo X gearing are the gears longer or shorter?

mrdevo

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The sst gearing is short but evenly spaced out through the 6 gears for the most part. The 5 speed that I have seen in mags has the gearing similar to stis without the 6th gear.

Noize

iTrader: (24)

Shorter. Here's some data for you:

Evo 10:
Stock Tire Diameter 25.6 245/40/18 Advan
Final Drive Ratio 4.687
1st Gear 2.86
2nd Gear 1.95
3rd Gear 1.44
4th Gear 1.1
5th Gear 0.76
MPH at redline (7000rpm) in gears 1-5: 40, 59, 79, 104, 150


Evo 9:
Stock Tire Diameter 25.33 235/45/17 Advan
Final Drive Ratio 4.53
1st Gear 2.79
2nd Gear 1.95
3rd Gear 1.44
4th Gear 1.1
5th Gear 0.76
MPH at redline (7000rpm) in gears 1-5: 42, 60, 81, 107, 154


Evo 8:
Stock Tire Diameter 25.33 235/45/17 Advan
Final Drive Ratio 4.53
1st Gear 2.93
2nd Gear 1.95
3rd Gear 1.41
4th Gear 1.03
5th Gear 0.72
MPH at redline (7000rpm) in gears 1-5: 40, 60, 83, 114, 163

I hope this is helpful to you.

superdupersti

Thanks man, very nice info.

delkat

iTrader: (2)

My new X feels lower as the data above indicates. Thespacing seems similar but the final drive really makes the gearing feel too short for daily driving. It will be interesting to see what it feels like on the track (road course).

Evo_Jay

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Crazy. Look like people will have problems on the drag strip when trapping higher then 110. Either you'll have to bounce off the rev limiter or shift.

robi

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need a track ready suspension?

talon95

Does anyone know what RPM the rev limiter actually kicks in? Is it really 7000rpm, or something somewhat higher like 7200 or 7500? I'm comparing all of the cars for a Solo2 (autocross) car. Trying to figure out top speeds in each gear.

Thanks

HighwayStarX

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Thanks for that info Noize =]

Evo_Jay

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VIII and IX redline at 7600

superdupersti

Really on my evo 9 that I had my fuel cut came up at 7800 straight. And sometimes it would fuel cut at 8000 rpms.

superdupersti

The 8 gear box would be the best for 1/4 mile and street racing.

BOOSTEZ

iTrader: (1)

With the shorter gearing (as well as the smaller turbo), that would explain the low end torque on the car. 5th gear is crude on the VIII/IX.

mrdevo

iTrader: (4)

Revlimit is 7606 for the 8s and 9s- it might even be off at tad when revving towards 8000rpms anyway. The x's performance numbers were achieved by shifting at 7500rpms also..

DrSmile

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Has anyone here taken their X to the track to see if they have to shift to 5th?