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Old 05-01-2012, 04:35 PM   #15
Allch Chcar
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FR-S Gear Ratio Comparison
____AT ___MT __# differenc _% difference
1 _3.626 __3.538 __0.088 ____2%
2 _2.188 __2.06 ___0.128 ____6%
3 _1.541 __1.404 __0.137 ____10%
4 _1.213 __1 ______0.213 ____21%
5 _1 ______0.713 __0.287 ____40%
6 _0.767 __0.582 __0.185 ____32%
R _3.437 __3.168 __0.269 ____8%

Did they make the AT ratios higher so it would not be significantly faster than the MT cars?
What's crazy is that you would need a 3.1 Final drive in the MT to match the same cruise RPM as the AT. IMHO, the 6th gear on the MT needs to be at least 10% taller.
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