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Originally Posted by Guff
Everyone should just be glad it's not a Dog-Leg 5spd....
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There's plenty of nice 5MT units out there. I don't see the reason for 6MT elitism. For instance, take the WRX and STI transmissions. Some people break the 5MT, though for the most part you don't see that anymore until higher power levels (~400hp); however, the STI 6MT is nearly indestructible by most accounts. It also weighs a ton more, but what I want to talk about is the ratios. People think 6 gears = low highway cruising RPM. The WRX 5MT and STI 6MT cruise at nearly the same RPM in their terminal gears; the difference is the closeness in ratios between the two. Personally, I find the ratios of the 5MT to be spaced more naturally than the closer geared 6MT.
Like I said though, it's all about the gearing. Take the Charger 5MT unit: some of the worst spacing out there. In fact, from what I saw of the JDM 6MT ratios for the GT86, 5th and 6th gear ratios aren't even really that low. Hell I think the spec sheet showed 6th as 1.000!