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AKADriver · 09-22-2002, 07:09 PM

More gears in the same space is the complaint about the 6 speed, but not in terms of strength.

The S15 6 speed is a close ratio box... meaning its 6th gear is not much taller than the 5 speed's 5th.  More gears in the same amount of space.  Driving my stock KA I never find the revs dropping too much on an upshift... it's never hard to keep the car in the powerband.  I don't need closer ratios.  An SR with the stock turbo shouldn't need them either, and reviews of the S15 seem to support this.

Now a high winding NA engine or an engine with a big turbo that spools slowly might need those ratios...  Which is exactly why Autech used the 6-speed in their version of the S15 (200hp NA SR20DE).

If you have to ask "which is better for drifting" then there's clearly a lot about the subjects of both gearing and drifting you have left to learn.  The answer is highly dependent on particular car/engine combinations and your own personal driving style.

09-22-2002, 07:09 PM	#5
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,518 Trader Rating: (1)	More gears in the same space is the complaint about the 6 speed, but not in terms of strength. The S15 6 speed is a close ratio box... meaning its 6th gear is not much taller than the 5 speed's 5th.  More gears in the same amount of space.  Driving my stock KA I never find the revs dropping too much on an upshift... it's never hard to keep the car in the powerband.  I don't need closer ratios.  An SR with the stock turbo shouldn't need them either, and reviews of the S15 seem to support this. Now a high winding NA engine or an engine with a big turbo that spools slowly might need those ratios...  Which is exactly why Autech used the 6-speed in their version of the S15 (200hp NA SR20DE). If you have to ask "which is better for drifting" then there's clearly a lot about the subjects of both gearing and drifting you have left to learn.  The answer is highly dependent on particular car/engine combinations and your own personal driving style.