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Originally Posted by sportsguy83
^ This. When the transmission oil gets to temperature, the shifts are smooth as butter. Notice this is when gearing 1st 2nd and 3rd. That's because they use triple-cone syncros. The later gears use single cone. That's why 4, 5, 6 are pretty good even when cold.
Why did they do this? triple cone syncros are practically bulletproof, so the trade off is worth it.
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I think mine is excessively notchy, even crunches somwtimes, when cold and I come from a car with triple cone synchros.