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Originally Posted by TorchedStealth
Just tuned the sti on 18psi last night so it doesnt die so hard in fourth gear. Its so weird riding in it with the short gears though! SL you know what I mean, used to having the long gears in the 3/S and I'm used to the LSJ gearing. When Tyler rips it you think your going like 140 at the end of fourth and you look over and your going 96mph lol. Definately something to get used to!
I agree with a hard launch you should hit high 12's. Depending on how used to my radials I get and how hard I push it i may be in the 12's also, but a low 13 at 106-108 seems more do-able since my drag radials are sort of small lol. May have to do some runs soon tyler. And have brady and brandon race!
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I have been in a EVO before as well. They have very short rally style gearing. It almost seems like just as you shifted it is time to shift agian! First, secon...thir...WTF? However, while those short gears don't help out as much on upper highway speeds, they make for very mean off-the-line zippy little cars. A good combo of power, awd, and short gearing and that thing will completely book off the line.
You are right though, the 3S is long geared. The 6 speed's 3rd gear ends around 107 mph and the first gen TT's 3rd gear ended around 123 mph. Not quite as quick for lower speeds but still not too bad. Highway runs are nice just for the fact you don't have to shift that much if at all. I raced a WRX some time back on the freeway and could hear him running through his gears in a panic as I pulled away from him while just sitting in 3rd gear lol. Quick question though to MZR, is your turbo a 13T or 19T TD04?