Is the Crossfire 6 spd. really that weak of a manual tranny? I mean doesn't Mercedes build some pretty "Torquey" Diesel motors that essentially have a manual tranny that's not beefed up anymore than what we're using?
As I said before, I don't speak fluent "Mercedes" so I may be way off base here.
I just assume that many times Mercedes doesn't offer a manual with many of its engines, simply because "they" figure there just isn't a big enough market for them.
I think I've read here on the forum the torque "limits" of Crossfire's 6 spd. transmission, but I really don't remember what it was. But don't ya think the biggest reason Mercedes doesn't offer a manual tranny many times, is because (even though it may hold up) it just may be a little more likely to break than the automatic is?
Too bad anybody who wants to put a 6 spd. behind their hi-po Crossfire motor, can't just get a hold of "Doug Nash" and be done with it.