For those of you who are thinking of getting the JDM FD but are worried about the highway revs and gas mileage i am here to confirm that it isn't that bad. I have had both the GSR 5th gear and now the Type R 5th gear in my USDM tranny with the JDM FD. The revs are about 300 rpms higher which really isn't a big deal. If you have the $ to shell out $450 for the FD itself then gas mileage shouldn't be a big deal because it won't be affected too awful much from what i have seen thus far. I like the acceleration in 5th gear. Instead of downshifting it to 4th if i wanna pass i can easily plant it in 5th and get around someone

Mike

"D" will probably say i am a dumbass for even doing the GSR in the first place


[Modified by EleanoR, 10:59 PM 2/23/2003]

 

Bah, JDM FD is not enough, be a man and get the Cusco 5.029 FD Now, that will give you acceleration in 5th

 

yeah i dont know how you are going to have traction for 1-2 gears with 200+whp

it is bad enough with my untuned wimpy 170whp with ats fd and azenis

 

Hehehe, When I tested it, I had no traction, but that was on summer tires in the winter. It should be better in the summer on stickier tires

 

If you really wanna mes around with your gearing go here:

http://www.team-integra.net/sections....asp?calc=true

 

GSR 5th is for pussies. glad you swapped back.

D

 

canuck-mx6,

where can i find the cusco final drive gear?