My new Nissan has a 6-speed gearbox and gears 1 thru 5 are in the same
location as the roadster 5 speed so changing up or down between 2nd and
3rd is the same. There isn't as much of a gearing difference between
the 2 gears but that's fine on my new car (with a turbo SR20 motor) and
would be even better on my roadster which needs high reves to keep it
cooking.
When I bought the new car I thought the 6-speed was just a trendy
indulgence until I took it out on some twisty, hilly back roads and
realised I had the perfect gear for every corner and the turbo can stay
on the boil. The hardest thing about having a 6-speed when you've had 5-
speeds for 20 years is remembering to put it in 5th where you used to
use 4th etc when you are just cruising around.
If I could only bolt the 6-speed up to the back of my U20.
Phill Brook
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Brooks" <shifty@shiftco.com>
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:36 am
Subject: OT - 6-speed tranny
> Just got an email from Nissan about pre-ordering the 350Z. I'm not
> going for one, but I did check out the specs. Seems the
> "performance" model is the only one with LSD. Of course they have
> the "boulevardier" version as well (geez isn't that what killed
> the Z
> in the first place?)
>
> My question though, is about 6-speed trannys. They seem to be all
> the rage these days. Miatas have gone to them, but it puts the 2-3
> shift in a really bad place for auto-xing. Is this true for all 6-
> speeds.
> And is this a case of "one more must be better" marketing vs.
> engineering?
>
> Leigh Brooks
> BADROC
>
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