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Perfectlap · 02-15-2007, 11:08 AM

if you dropped 5th gear the "dropp off" from 4th to 6th would be weird and I think would alter the shifting experience.
It would also result in more gear changes which is fun(but not with this gear box!)
but would reduce the life of the gear box. Anything that reduces the life lifespan of anything Porsche is not something I'm lining up to pay for.
EDIT.

02-15-2007, 11:08 AM	#25
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	if you dropped 5th gear the "dropp off" from 4th to 6th would be weird and I think would alter the shifting experience. It would also result in more gear changes which is fun(but not with this gear box!) but would reduce the life of the gear box. Anything that reduces the life lifespan of anything Porsche is not something I'm lining up to pay for. EDIT. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 02-15-2007 at 11:18 AM.