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Mazda started using this Gear box in the 1999 anniversary edition. It was the same. I also had the RX-8. As a second generation, it felt the same. The FT could be the third generation already. I don't think it is going to change. It takes longer to warm up the transmision and differential than the engine. Cold metal is brittle. I use the stiffness as an indicator of when the transmision is warmed up. I sheared a tooth off my pinion gear in my 1985 RX-7 being aggressive when it was cold. I have not had a gearbox issue in over 25 years using this proceedure. Almost all of my time is in Japco and Aisen transmissions with a little in Porsche, Allison, and Getrag.
John
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