tubbytommy

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the wrx gearbox is best dickmyster told me and he once beat a ferrari in a rover.

rooferman

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A Landrover ... ! Lol...

joe v3sti

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The question is are the jdm 6speeds really worth the extra over the uk box's ??
I'll be honest I love the short ratios in my Sti Ra. And If I'm honest is partly why I bought the car, therefor fitting a uk 6 speed seems a bit backward. A jdm one would be a bit more in keeping with the eithos of an RA. But are they that much better?


Joe

MattyB1983

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Some would say the same about a 6 speed. I've read many posts about broken 6 speeds.

rooferman

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Yeah at 600 plus...

rooferman

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But certainly not brand new gearkits failing like Ppg....

There rated torque figure was a joke a few years back.....

MattyB1983

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Ditch started a thread a while back asking about broken 6 speeds and I remember quite a few came forward, many of which running not much power.
I think modern ppg gear kits are pretty good, its deffo the route id take but id also have the uprated 5th.

Its no doubt cheaper going with a second hand 6 speed, and they are really coming down in price. But you're still looking at the best part of 2 grand all in and the risk of it being a wrongun. I know Ian from here bought a cheap but 'good' 6 speeder that turned out to be more trouble than its worth.

rooferman

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That's a fair view Matty....

Anything over 450 I would opt for a 6 speed.

Seen too many failures with ppg....6 speed is fit and forget upto a certain figure of power/torque...which most will rarely get too....

Me included...,

MattyB1983

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Yep, theres no doubting that a good 6 speed is a fantastic upgrade and like you say, can take lots and lots of power. I think clive is still using a 6 speed at over 700 for example.
I just like the 5 speed so for me a new gear kit would be the way. I would deffo go with the uprated 5th as well though as most people just keep the standard 5th which in my opinion defeats the object.

I suppose its each to there own but either way is a great upgrade if heading for 450 and beyond

rooferman

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Just dont expect ppg to help when going beyond ..

You will be on your own ..

serpico

Cheers for the info Matty. I don't want to spend more than 1.5 to 2k really. So my only option is 6 speed or run my 5 speed till it goes & hope I've saved enough for a ppg in the mean time!

JGlanzaV

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Wouldn tbother with a ppg box, exorbitant costs and seen an awful lot fail at not lot of power!

My 6speed is at 535hp for 20k miles and now needs a rebuild,

53

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For a track car I'd go for the early JDM boxes as they like to be driven and stirred with great acceleration in 5th and 6th

For a road car I love my 2002 6 Speed from a Prodrive STi gears are well spaced for hard driving but also for relaxed cruising in 5th and 6th You can select 5th for anything over 30 and 6th over 40. In my JDM box you need to be doing 40 for 5th and 50 for 6th Which isn't great for mpg on the road. On track I couldn't care less