Re: Tips for driving a manual in a crossfire
Originally Posted by Joliet John
The difference between 5th & 6th on this car is only about 500 RPM. .
This can only be correct at one engine speed in 5th gear. The rest of the time its a ratio of one engine speed to another as its based on the gearing.
PS
I forgot my main point of my answer.
Overdrive is a gearbox ratio of less than 1:1, and this cars 6th gear is less than 1:1. Its 0.838 as in the post above. That's the definition of overdrive.
Last night I tried the max speed in first gear and I just about hit 30mph before it redlined and cut out at 6,000 rpm.
Last edited by onehundred80; Nov 9, 2010 at 09:54 AM.