Whats your favorite gear??
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Whats your favorite gear??
I saw something like this over on 350zmotoring.com a while back. Which is your favorite gear?. Mine is def gotta be 3rd and 4th. Car pulls so damn hard in those gears. Whats your favorite gear??
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Originally Posted by Finiti35
2nd - for city downshifting
3rd - for highway downshifting
6th - because only manuals have it
3rd - for highway downshifting
6th - because only manuals have it
for me i would be 2nd on the street, and 3rd or 4th on the hwy.
Last edited by escobar929; Aug 10, 2005 at 01:21 PM.
While 2nd has always been my favorite in past cars, with this 6-spd it has to be 3rd. 2nd just doesn't seem to have the same sort of pull... ...or my clutch is slipping slightly during 2nd gear pulls. I find myself in 3rd and 4th the most around town... ...even at 40-45mph range while cruising (4th).
Can't wait to do the 3.917 gear swap, as 2nd and 3rd will really come alive and 4th will actually be more usefull around town. My only concern is highway cruising with it. I figure 70mph will translate to about 3500rpm in 5th and close to 3000rpm in 6th (?). While a 6-5 downshift will suddenly be adequate for most highway situations, I'm afraid any long-term speeding above 85-90 or so will simply produce too many revs to be a comfortable drive.
With the OEM set-up, 6th has adeqaute pull for casual passing and 5th seems to be strong enough for anything more. I have yet to start a race at highway speeds, so I simply haven't gone for the 6-4 downshift. It only has 425 miles on it, so it should be noted that my experience thus far has been limited mostly to under the 4000-4500rpm range with a few runs up to 5000rpm.
I find myself in 3rd and 4th the most around town... ...even at 40-45mph range while cruising (4th).Can't wait to do the 3.917 gear swap, as 2nd and 3rd will really come alive and 4th will actually be more usefull around town. My only concern is highway cruising with it. I figure 70mph will translate to about 3500rpm in 5th and close to 3000rpm in 6th (?). While a 6-5 downshift will suddenly be adequate for most highway situations, I'm afraid any long-term speeding above 85-90 or so will simply produce too many revs to be a comfortable drive.
With the OEM set-up, 6th has adeqaute pull for casual passing and 5th seems to be strong enough for anything more. I have yet to start a race at highway speeds, so I simply haven't gone for the 6-4 downshift. It only has 425 miles on it, so it should be noted that my experience thus far has been limited mostly to under the 4000-4500rpm range with a few runs up to 5000rpm.
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