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Old 06-26-2015, 09:11 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by MikeyBatz View Post
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?
What??

if you have a 5 speed you'd have a worse power band and less accel as the gearing would be longer to compensate for the missing gear and having a 5th gear OD.

Example... my of 5speed mustang hit 101 MPH on 3rd... and redline was 6K RPM. Where you need 4th in the FR-S to even reach 100.
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