OK, so which of you guys has 4.08 gears and likes them for road courses?

martin82 · 12-06-2013, 04:26 PM

I have yet to go on a track in socal that needs 6th gear..........

GSS138 · 12-06-2013, 05:10 PM

But that is kind of my point, we can not even come close to getting to a speed that requires 6th gear, we hardly see any use of even 5th gear except at big willow and AAA. There is a whole gear that is basically doing us no good most of the time. Isn't it better to spread that usable range out over more gears? Sure it will cause some annoying changes in when and where you shift, but the net effect should be a more usable range of torque. And then if we did top out 5th gear, then 6th would still be available.

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martin82 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: los angeles Posts: 2,636 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 20	I have yet to go on a track in socal that needs 6th gear.......... threeseventy likes this.

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GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	But that is kind of my point, we can not even come close to getting to a speed that requires 6th gear, we hardly see any use of even 5th gear except at big willow and AAA. There is a whole gear that is basically doing us no good most of the time. Isn't it better to spread that usable range out over more gears? Sure it will cause some annoying changes in when and where you shift, but the net effect should be a more usable range of torque. And then if we did top out 5th gear, then 6th would still be available. threeseventy likes this. __________________ Current Mods: Vorpal Weapon +5.

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