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I have had both the Miata and the RX-8 with the 6 speed gearbox. I am hoping the FR-S gearbox is the same as the RX-8. It can easily handle 300whp. I have not noticed difficulty in shifting any of these cars, but I do not speed shift. Bob Bondurant said the key to winning a race is finishing. So he taught, be easy on your equipment. I do a technique called "Eggshell shifting". Two fingers of light force should be all you need to get any gearbox into gear. Letting the fingers act as a spring, so gentle force is applied to the shift lever. This also works great on the older Ferraris with those huge gates. After a 30,000 mile break in, I switch to Royal Purple. The syncros are not as effective with Royal Purple because it is so slick, and if you hard shift, it will grind the gears.
John
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