Onan The Barbarian

Just got a quick question.

I've got a 1995 JDM WRX and it seems to be very short-geared

It sits at about 4,000 revs in 5th when doing 80 mph.

Is this normal or has the previous noodle-eating owner been playing silly beggars with it?

sarnyboy

my 93 s bout the same

kill s fuel on the motorway im afraid..

Onan The Barbarian

It certainly does, doesn't it

sarnyboy

yeah boi

ScuuBdoo

sounds like a close ratio gearbox to me.

Onan The Barbarian

Well it accelerates like a feckin missile but it runs out of puff quicker than Vanessa Feltz in an Ironman competition

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Twenty mph per thousand revs is what the RA gearing allows. Shouldn't run out of puff though, it should pull hard up to seven thousand revs and 140 mph.

Pete

Mine pulls hard to 120 and that`s restricted still, but`s that`s being taken off this week, it`s in API now for mapping etc...

Einstein, how come yours had the smaller spoiler for a 2000 car??

rabskyline

19mph for the type ra box ! approx 80 at 4 and a bit thousand revs and other models around 22miles per 1k revs.... afaik...sorry for being pedantic !





he waits to be shot !

Onan The Barbarian

OK, perhaps running out of puff wasn't really the correct description. It gallops to 112 where it hits the limiter so I couldn't tell you what the top end would be without it but it's more that the gearing makes it uncomfortable

rabskyline

get a uk 5th gear fitted into it ! 3k revs at 80 ish !

Onan The Barbarian

Ooh, that sounds interesting. I didn't know you could do that

Maz

iTrader: (34)

That's how it came from Japan. Prodrive imported all thirteen to use in rallying so they didn't want any of the extras. Although it still had air con

Maz

iTrader: (34)

You will lose the sprinting ability though.