why does 6th gen SL
12-09-2003, 03:59 PM
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The SL's more relaxed gearing is probably better for cruising and the more laid back driving style of people that would buy the SL that are not really into going fast. Plus since they've been using this tranny for ages, they probably have excess stock to burn up. SE's 5spd gearing is much closer and has fewer holes from a roll. Much more suited for performance types.
BTW, engines with incredibly wide powerbands like the VQ don't even really need lots of gears. A peaky Honduh with no torque can use every gear it can get, but with all of the VQ torque, wider gears and fewer of them can actually be to your advantage. Afterall, you want your transmission to spend more time accelerating you than shifting. These 6spd and 7spd auto trannys can be overkill and very "shifty" and annoying. And from what I've read, a lot of the SE-R Spec-V guys don't care for the 6spd. Way overkill in that car and you're always shifting. A 5spd would probably actually be better for them. I think a 5spd auto is the most a VQ would ever need.
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
Likewise, "more" is not always synonymous with better either.
BTW, engines with incredibly wide powerbands like the VQ don't even really need lots of gears. A peaky Honduh with no torque can use every gear it can get, but with all of the VQ torque, wider gears and fewer of them can actually be to your advantage. Afterall, you want your transmission to spend more time accelerating you than shifting. These 6spd and 7spd auto trannys can be overkill and very "shifty" and annoying. And from what I've read, a lot of the SE-R Spec-V guys don't care for the 6spd. Way overkill in that car and you're always shifting. A 5spd would probably actually be better for them. I think a 5spd auto is the most a VQ would ever need.
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
Likewise, "more" is not always synonymous with better either.
12-09-2003, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SteVTEC
The SL's more relaxed gearing is probably better for cruising and the more laid back driving style of people that would buy the SL that are not really into going fast. Plus since they've been using this tranny for ages, they probably have excess stock to burn up. SE's 5spd gearing is much closer and has fewer holes from a roll. Much more suited for performance types.
BTW, engines with incredibly wide powerbands like the VQ don't even really need lots of gears. A peaky Honduh with no torque can use every gear it can get, but with all of the VQ torque, wider gears and fewer of them can actually be to your advantage. Afterall, you want your transmission to spend more time accelerating you than shifting. These 6spd and 7spd auto trannys can be overkill and very "shifty" and annoying. And from what I've read, a lot of the SE-R Spec-V guys don't care for the 6spd. Way overkill in that car and you're always shifting. A 5spd would probably actually be better for them. I think a 5spd auto is the most a VQ would ever need.
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
Likewise, "more" is not always synonymous with better either.
BTW, engines with incredibly wide powerbands like the VQ don't even really need lots of gears. A peaky Honduh with no torque can use every gear it can get, but with all of the VQ torque, wider gears and fewer of them can actually be to your advantage. Afterall, you want your transmission to spend more time accelerating you than shifting. These 6spd and 7spd auto trannys can be overkill and very "shifty" and annoying. And from what I've read, a lot of the SE-R Spec-V guys don't care for the 6spd. Way overkill in that car and you're always shifting. A 5spd would probably actually be better for them. I think a 5spd auto is the most a VQ would ever need.
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
Likewise, "more" is not always synonymous with better either.
I have to admit, I want that SMG sight unseen. I have not driven my aunt's 2k2 M3 which has it. I have, however, driven the 95 M3 5-spd. My buddy who is in the BMWCCA drives every BMW, incl. the X3 already which he said su***, asked me why I want SMG so badly. My answer? Latest Greatest!!
12-10-2003, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by SteVTEC
The SL's more relaxed gearing is probably better for cruising and the more laid back driving style of people that would buy the SL that are not really into going fast. Plus since they've been using this tranny for ages, they probably have excess stock to burn up. SE's 5spd gearing is much closer and has fewer holes from a roll. Much more suited for performance types.
BTW, engines with incredibly wide powerbands like the VQ don't even really need lots of gears. A peaky Honduh with no torque can use every gear it can get, but with all of the VQ torque, wider gears and fewer of them can actually be to your advantage. Afterall, you want your transmission to spend more time accelerating you than shifting. These 6spd and 7spd auto trannys can be overkill and very "shifty" and annoying. And from what I've read, a lot of the SE-R Spec-V guys don't care for the 6spd. Way overkill in that car and you're always shifting. A 5spd would probably actually be better for them. I think a 5spd auto is the most a VQ would ever need.
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
Likewise, "more" is not always synonymous with better either.
BTW, engines with incredibly wide powerbands like the VQ don't even really need lots of gears. A peaky Honduh with no torque can use every gear it can get, but with all of the VQ torque, wider gears and fewer of them can actually be to your advantage. Afterall, you want your transmission to spend more time accelerating you than shifting. These 6spd and 7spd auto trannys can be overkill and very "shifty" and annoying. And from what I've read, a lot of the SE-R Spec-V guys don't care for the 6spd. Way overkill in that car and you're always shifting. A 5spd would probably actually be better for them. I think a 5spd auto is the most a VQ would ever need.
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
Likewise, "more" is not always synonymous with better either.
12-10-2003, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SteVTEC
"Newer" is not always synonymous with better.
- that ish sucks.
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