Re: 170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?

I am pretty sure that the final drive is the same for both the 6 speed and
5 speed.
meaning, on the highway in top gear you will be turning the same rpm.
the advantage of the 6 speed is to be able to have more control of the
powerband .


"XS11E" <xs11eNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> rammm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
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>> Miatas run quite an rpm on the highway. I have no doubt the Corvette
>> is geared like an Impala under EPA highway conditions.
>
> Does the 6 speed make any difference?
>
> While sometimes I think the 6 speed would be nice I really have no
> objection to the 5 speed, it does just fine out on the highway although
> it does turn more RPM than I'd like at 75mph+, the tradeoff is being
> able to pass w/o downshifting most of the time.
>
> Now if I could just do something about those taillights.... but the
> URLs in the "Taillight Hack" have proven to me there are two options,
> either stock or REALLY ugly!
>
> Here's the one conversion I could really like, although there might be
> a slight reduction in gas mileage:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4c4ld
>
> OK, it might not say Miata on the front but it's still a Ford!
>
>
>
>


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