Originally Posted by MikeyBatz (Post 2299878)

I was thinking would the frs/brz be better with a one less gear? I remember back in the day before the CVTs most subaru were 5 speed.

5 speed gear pros:
-better power band?
-quicker acceleration
-easier in traffic (manual)
cons
-less mpg


what do you guys think?

Originally Posted by NOHOME (Post 2301103)

You got's to learn some math, its still a 133 (ish) average over the whole range. Not gonna brag about it, but it gets the job done.

I beat this car every day and fail to see where every one gets their little silk panties in a twist over the "torque dip"? You would have to be one of those princesses with the pea-pod syndromes to really notice. Seems to be lot of these around n both the owner and non-owner camps.:burnrubber:

Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 2301173)

I pretty much agree.

If it weren't for the posted dyno graphs and all the talk ....... I figure most of the average drivers wouldn't know there was a "torque dip" ..... :popcorn:


humfrz

Originally Posted by 3nl (Post 2303624)

I know as you get older you start to lose your senses, but come on, you don't need a dyno to tell you there is something different above 4800rpm. It might not be super noticeable in 1st, but in any other gear it is very readily apparent you just got more power when you go between 4000 and 4800rpm...