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Old 09-11-2018, 03:38 PM   #1311
Kordless
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Originally Posted by unhappymeal View Post
Congrats on the new ride. The FA20 is....not a great engine and the clutch is weird, but I 100% disagree about the shifter. It's not ND Miata smooth, but the throws are short and precise, if a little notchy. My main gripe with the BRZ drive train was that the FA20 is so coarse it caused my shift knob to vibrate around like crazy when in gear.
After many track days, it became apparent the synchros on the FRS/BRZ are very weak. Yes I liked the shifter prior to the degradation of the transmission. Every track day overheats the transmission fluid to scary levels. Any fluid did not help, it all ended up a very dirty grey color.
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