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Old 02-15-2009, 02:04 PM
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Question 6 speed or 5 speed
What do you guys think. I found a good 5 speed deal.
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Old 02-15-2009, 02:16 PM
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The RX8 didn't come with a 5 Speed option.
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Old 02-15-2009, 02:28 PM
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what the ****. that means its either a 6 speed or there bull shitting me and its an AT.
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Old 02-15-2009, 02:32 PM
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Im 99.99% sure that the AT is a 4 speed.
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Europe came with a 5 speed manual option. Where are you located?
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Old 02-15-2009, 02:37 PM
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Ah...thanks dshiznit. Could also be a problem with the website selling it not having an option for a 6spd. *shrug*
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its on craigslist and i live in washington. if it really is a 5 speed how would performance be affected?
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im assuming lower redline and less horse. but is there any positives?
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:55 PM
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5 Speed = 192 Version .. This has more torque then the 231 but has a lower 0.60 and lower top speed i think its o.60 is about 7.2 Also it only revs too 7k or 8k
6 Speed = 231 Version .. Faster but less torque 0.60 about 6.4
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Old 02-15-2009, 04:30 PM
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hrmm...anyone know if the 192 might have been sold in Canada?
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Originally Posted by DeViLbOi
hrmm...anyone know if the 192 might have been sold in Canada?


Nope, only in Europe and other places. I think it's sold everywhere else except for North america... Could be wrong, but I do know it's not in Canada or USA and is sold in Europe.
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Originally Posted by Vaad
5 Speed = 192 Version .. This has more torque then the 231 but has a lower 0.60 and lower top speed i think its o.60 is about 8.2 Also it only revs too 7k or 8k
6 Speed = 231 Version .. Faster but less torque 0.60 about 7.4
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but really they the seller is an idiot, try and buy it for really cheep b/c he obviously doesnt now what hes doing
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Originally Posted by greg985
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but really they the seller is an idiot, try and buy it for really cheep b/c he obviously doesnt now what hes doing

Fail... unlesss you were joking about the 0-60 thing. Many ppl can get to 7.4 seconds by granny shifting and a very soft launch.
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Fail... unlesss you were joking about the 0-60 thing. Many ppl can get to 7.4 seconds by granny shifting and a very soft launch.
yea thats what I said
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Old 02-15-2009, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by shazy
Fail... unlesss you were joking about the 0-60 thing. Many ppl can get to 7.4 seconds by granny shifting and a very soft launch.
what's granny shifting, and what do you consider a hard launch?
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what's granny shifting, and what do you consider a hard launch?
Shifting leisurely/not shifting at 10k, a hard launch is dropping the clutch at ~7,8k
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Old 02-16-2009, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ILoveFI
Shifting leisurely/not shifting at 10k, a hard launch is dropping the clutch at ~7,8k
i was taught to feather at 4k with shifting when i hear the beep....10k? i thought our cars stopped revving at 9.3 or 9.5. after that they get really inefficient and its faster to shift then than at 10k. i didnt even know we could hit 10k. (i know rotaries love to rev and can rev, jus thought they were limited)

but ty for clarifying!
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