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Old 08-14-2014, 11:12 AM   #13
Cope52
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Originally Posted by wheelhaus View Post
Stock gear ratio is acceptable, some have dropped in shorter diff gears for slightly better acceleration, but fuel economy will suffer a little bit.
I always questioned this, especially in small, torqueless motors. Mazda put in a steeper rear end for the 09 RX8. Not only dd it not help acceleration, the MPG was unaffected.

BTW, how slow is a BRZ in Denver?!
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I cannot stress this enough, when I changed my rear differential fluid with Motul 300, my clutch engagement point felt smoother.
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