MIGHT be going to go look at a new X MR being firesold at 32k. 17 miles on the clock, blue. Since it's new I'd have to wait a WHILE before I did anything, but I think the only thing I WOULD do is just a simple Cobb stage 2 (exhaust and AP). My question is two fold:

1) CAN the MR tranny reliably hold at that power level? I don't track and have a 20 mile daily commute (total).

2) What is the break in time on the motor before I have "fun"?

I'm hopeful that I'm not disappointed with the X MR gearbox considering I'm a diehard clutch guy and coming from the Subaru camp. This deal is almost stupid to ignore, though.....

Also, how FAST are the shifts? What about downshifts? Are they compensated for or do you still need to manually rev match? I drove an '01 911 Carrera 4 last year that was paddle shifted and honestly I wasn't impressed with the shift speed, felt it was lacking; and manual rev matching was still necessary. That car, however, was UTTERLY amazing in the handling department....I TRIED to break her loose and couldn't, that car just stayed planted and cornered harder than I thought was physically possible, the harder I pushed the better she performed.

Edit: CRAP. Reread the ad and it's NOT an MR...it's an SE in Octane Blue.

 

SE has the SST as well

 

Well, you will not have any trouble w cobb stage 2. Im now on 345whp and the sst is still strong. I bought it new, and I did 1k of break-in. My last car was manual, and honestly,the first couples moths, I was missing driving a manual car. But now I dont regret having an MR. The shift are fast (S-Sport mode) and you dont have to blip the throttle when down shifting. It does it for you.

 

If it's really cheap why not just buy it and build it the way you want in case there you need it later?

 

If you are the die hard clutch guy you say you are, get a GSR.

 

Weeellll I bought the SE. My OP was wrong, it was not an MR but it was a happy mistake since it's an Octane Blue SE.

Thanks for the info. I'm wondering now if I even WANT to modify it at all once I'm able to, wondering if keeping her pristine and stock is the best choice as far as long term value. Don't have a place to keep stock parts ATM.

 

Just get a COBB accessport and call it a day.