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Old 04-02-2023, 01:28 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by vindiesel View Post
I don’t understand people wanting to do a mod that has no return investment or depreciating on sale of car to worry about a few mpgs less of fuel a year and a couple 100 dollars of cost of fuel consumption added for “more torque per gear acceleration” its counterintuitive. You mod for fun… gas consumption is negligible and shouldn’t be a factor in a sports car.

What’s your threshold a 1.875mpg loss? lol you get what I’m saying

The stock gearing to me is perfect for city and hwy balance. 4.3 would be fun for tight curvy roads and annoying on the highway especially with an exhaust.
And the twisties, or track is the only place it makes sense. In a straight line it's typically slower because of the extra shifts. Figured this out on my R6 years at the drag strip and you can even shift way faster on those than a car.

Going through the traps in 5th was slower than going through the traps in 4th.
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