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gsr tranny vs. b16 tranny

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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 09:21 PM
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Default gsr tranny vs. b16 tranny

What's gonna be better for my lsv. And why ??
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Default Re: gsr tranny vs. b16 tranny

b16 fast gears
gsr quick gears tolerable at high way speeds

you decide.
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Default Re: gsr tranny vs. b16 tranny

^^^^^ With a b16 in 5th gear going about 75mph your at about 4500 rpms
A gsr is 3500 rpms at 75mph in 5th
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 06:50 AM
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Default Re: gsr tranny vs. b16 tranny

4500 RPM @ 75? Erroneous. That'd be about 85 MPH with a B16 trans. The GSR trans is probably a better fit for a street driven LS bottom end, however.

I swapped my GSR's trans out to a B16 trans within a week of buying it. I really dislike the GSR gearing . The 5th gear isnt the ONLY thing to consider. The B16/ITR trans has better ratios from 2nd to 4th also. But....again, a B16 trans would have been annoying in my RS because the non VTEC bottom end could probably make better use of GSR gearing.
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