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Originally Posted by KoolBRZ
People get all worked up over this because it feels like more power, and it feels like a close-ratio transmission. It doesn't give the motor any more power, but it gives it more leverage, since the motor gets to spin more revs per rev of each tire. The transmission gears don't get any closer together, but the gap between shifts becomes closer, since the motor is spinning faster in every gear.
It's an argument between what you feel, and what is measurable at the crank.
A FD change can actually make a car slower on the track, since it might not stay in the ideal gear through the corners, and the top gear is still too tall for the straightaways.
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As someone who runs a 4.88 FD at the track. I can confirm, I think it is slower in some tracks (but faster in others). It really depends on the situation (do I need 6th or not for the straight, do I need to shift mid turn, etc...)