six speed box why
15 January 2011, 07:55 PM
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Simply, the battle for Group N rallying supremacy with Mitsubishi.
An extra gear helped make the car more competitive.
IMHO.
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An extra gear helped make the car more competitive.
IMHO.
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15 January 2011, 08:42 PM
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But it's not a reason for fitting one, IMHO they don't need it for a road car.
I have read that there are similarities with the Porsche transmission.
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I have read that there are similarities with the Porsche transmission.
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15 January 2011, 11:51 PM
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Prodrive developed the 6 speed box for GPN rallying, then subaru fitted them to there road cars, apart from having an extra gear and it being a lot closer ratio than a 5 speed it is also a lot stronger box hence why the 5 speed ***** it self once its got over 350bhp going though it.
Put it another way, if you were wanting to buy a car to modify but the gearbox wasn't up to it you wouldn't buy that make of car would you. How many of us are pushing huge power though a standard STI box, A LOT. and why do WRX owners put STI box's in when they get over the 350 mark. Subaru would of halved it market if it put the 5speed in the STI.
Put it another way, if you were wanting to buy a car to modify but the gearbox wasn't up to it you wouldn't buy that make of car would you. How many of us are pushing huge power though a standard STI box, A LOT. and why do WRX owners put STI box's in when they get over the 350 mark. Subaru would of halved it market if it put the 5speed in the STI.
16 January 2011, 01:51 PM
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The longer crank throw means they make better torque and so don't need any more than five gears.
Gp B Peugeots ran a four speed IIRC, as they were so torquey.
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Gp B Peugeots ran a four speed IIRC, as they were so torquey.
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16 January 2011, 01:57 PM
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16 January 2011, 02:58 PM
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First car was a Vauxhall Chevette with 56bhp. Did have 5 gears though!
16 January 2011, 03:41 PM
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my 1st car being a fiesta popular 950cc with 4 gears
i remeber "overtaking" a HGV on the M11 and realising we were starting to go up hill and i couldnt get past the HGV
my 1st car being a fiesta popular 950cc with 4 gears
i remeber "overtaking" a HGV on the M11 and realising we were starting to go up hill and i couldnt get past the HGV
16 January 2011, 08:07 PM
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Rally car for the road, the 6 speed box gives it far more of a rally feel, and as Tony said earlier, 6 speed box is significantly stronger than the 5
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16 January 2011, 08:12 PM
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16 January 2011, 08:21 PM
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The 6 speed box was a great idea I think. Shame that when they first brought it to the UK they made the horrible decision of making 5th and 6th silly long in comparison to the previous gears, making it feel like a brick wall when you change from 4th to 5th.
16 January 2011, 09:03 PM
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