C6 suspension
Melting Slicks
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From: North Carolina
Thanks Bill -
While the MZ6 transmission will get you off the line a little quicker due to it's higher ratio first gear (important in autocrossing) the difference between ratios in the various gears in the MN6 transmission is more consistent, which enables keeping the engine operating nearer its peak torque as car speed increases or decreases (important in road racing, or even everday motoring, be it going up or down through the gears).
While the MZ6 transmission will get you off the line a little quicker due to it's higher ratio first gear (important in autocrossing) the difference between ratios in the various gears in the MN6 transmission is more consistent, which enables keeping the engine operating nearer its peak torque as car speed increases or decreases (important in road racing, or even everday motoring, be it going up or down through the gears).
Last edited by CrvtBB; Apr 11, 2011 at 06:43 PM.
Safety Car
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From: Mooresville (Race City USA) NC
Not trying to be argumentative, but I think you'd need to graph engine speed and torque for each gear at a given MPH to determine which transmission "enables keeping the engine operating nearer its peak torque." Making this assumption based solely on the delta between gears doesn't take the ratio itself into account. With the 2 - 3 shift being probably the most important on a road coarse, I can tell you the MN6 doesn't keep me at peak torque as well as the MZ6.
