gearbox 6speed?
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gearbox 6speed?
hows it going guys, as my first post, im here as a pain in the backside.
for starters i dont know if this is where i should be asking but here it goes.
I just purchased a 3rd generation rx7 and it has a 6 speed gearbox.
im just wondering if they came standard or something like that
as i have searched the net to only find that they came in 5 speed.
please help as i have no idea (obiously) about these cars.
Nico from australia
thanx
for starters i dont know if this is where i should be asking but here it goes.
I just purchased a 3rd generation rx7 and it has a 6 speed gearbox.
im just wondering if they came standard or something like that
as i have searched the net to only find that they came in 5 speed.
please help as i have no idea (obiously) about these cars.
Nico from australia
thanx
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Originally Posted by diablone
They only came as 5-speeds. A 6-speed swap is quite expensive.
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A little off topic.. but 6 speed trannies are to die for.. has anyone seen the Trust 6speed tranny for the FD's.. $6999, If i won the lottery I wouldn't mind blowing off money for one of these badboys..
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Originally Posted by RochX7
A little off topic.. but 6 speed trannies are to die for..
So again, what is there "to die for"?
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Originally Posted by rynberg
Why are they "to die for"? The first 3 gears on the FD certainly don't need to be shorter, about the only place the gearing could be shorter is maybe 4th gear and definitely 5th gear. 5th gear can be made shorter fairly inexpensively.
So again, what is there "to die for"?
So again, what is there "to die for"?
I don't believe that they are any shorter, it's a whole different gearing pattern. I do agree that 6spd's are really nothing special, after driving my friends VR-4. 1st gear on most 6spd cars is ridiclously short but that extra 6th gear is nice..
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Originally Posted by rynberg
Why are they "to die for"? The first 3 gears on the FD certainly don't need to be shorter, about the only place the gearing could be shorter is maybe 4th gear and definitely 5th gear. 5th gear can be made shorter fairly inexpensively.
So again, what is there "to die for"?
So again, what is there "to die for"?
Destino, if you do a search (the search function won't work for me), with the words 6 speed gearbox, gear set, transmission etc you will find many beaten to death threads about all the differen't options regarding upgrades. Such as a synchromesh or dog gear, gear set from HKS or Greddy/Trust, or the Guru dogbox etc.
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doesn't need closer gear spacing.. are you crazy. The gap between 4th and 5th is huge. A shift into 5th at readline knocks you back 5mph, and then you have that long slow climb to max speed. I would love to have a little taller 4th moving my shift point to 135 - 140 and a new 5th that carried well into 160 before needing to shift into eco gear.
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Originally Posted by nopistons94
I don't believe that they are any shorter, it's a whole different gearing pattern. .
Gearing pattern?
Gears are either shorter or taller, and they ain't taller with a 6-speed box....
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Originally Posted by Julian
doesn't need closer gear spacing.. are you crazy. The gap between 4th and 5th is huge. A shift into 5th at readline knocks you back 5mph, and then you have that long slow climb to max speed. I would love to have a little taller 4th moving my shift point to 135 - 140 and a new 5th that carried well into 160 before needing to shift into eco gear.
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Originally Posted by rynberg
Gearing pattern?
Gears are either shorter or taller, and they ain't taller with a 6-speed box....
and wheres the proof that their any shorter with the 6 speed gear box? Again, you can't be sure that the gearing would be shorter in a 6spd, because theres different ratios for different trannies. I'd doubt a 6spd gearing ratios would be shorter than a 5spd stock FD's but I guess it would depend on the maker of the box. I'd hate to have a dogbox though, bleh
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Originally Posted by nopistons94
and wheres the proof that their any shorter with the 6 speed gear box? Again, you can't be sure that the gearing would be shorter in a 6spd, because theres different ratios for different trannies. I'd doubt a 6spd gearing ratios would be shorter than a 5spd stock FD's but I guess it would depend on the maker of the box. I'd hate to have a dogbox though, bleh
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