2Simpletons Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Dono...I'd be suprised if the gear ratios were the exact same between the GT and the 2.5i...could be though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 3k-80mph in my 5AT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyGT 05 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 this thing needs a 6MT in a BAD way Be careful what you ask for... Even with a 6MT it doesn't mean it will change. The Acura RSX (wife has one) has a better gear ratio in the 5sp than the 6sp (her's is the type-s - so 6sp). They never just add a gear to the existing ratio set, they change the whole set. And with the 6sp you WILL have to shift to 3rd to hit 60mph, guaranteed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodriver1 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 my 97' leg ob 5mt cruses at 4000rpm on the HWY usualy going 75-90mph. I like the ratio but would like a 6th gear, its loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Simpletons Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Be careful what you ask for... Even with a 6MT it doesn't mean it will change. The Acura RSX (wife has one) has a better gear ratio in the 5sp than the 6sp (her's is the type-s - so 6sp). They never just add a gear to the existing ratio set, they change the whole set. And with the 6sp you WILL have to shift to 3rd to hit 60mph, guaranteed.... Surely Subaru would be smart about it though. They would NOT just take the USDM STi tranny and throw it into the LGT. At least I hope they wouldn't. I can barely stand the amount of shifts my STi takes. I could see them shortening up the whole gear set slightly...making room for the tall 6th...but who knows. I DO enjoy the 5spd in the LGT ...in some ways I wish the STi had either a 5MT or a further ratio for 1-3. I end up taking off in 2nd sometimes just to skip a shift...1st is so short that the car doesn't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyGT 05 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Surely Subaru would be smart about it though. Oh the things I could say..... But I digress... I doubt they would - I've been in many cars with 5 and 6 sp trannies and the 6 is rarely all that much taller for the purposes of cruising. As I had said - even in my wifes acura it's not geared as well as I would expect for highway driving. However, winding the thing out to 8k rpm is a lotta fun! Love that vtec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrydog Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 The H6 engine (auto) runs between 2750 and 2800 rpm at 80. It's such a great highway cruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilh Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 The H6 engine (auto) runs between 2750 and 2800 rpm at 80. It's such a great highway cruiser.Except it has to downshift a lot more than a LGT at those kinds of speeds when encountering hills. (I'm comparing with an LL Bean H6 loaner on my usual commute. The LGT just pulls and pulls in 5th compared to the H6 auto, which often downshifted twice.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisngrod Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 My car was at around 4k rpms or so around that speed. Course lift doesn't engage till 5800 rpms. Probably could run it at 9750 rpms steady for a while :-). Oh and it was a 6 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. pepper Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 in my old VW gti 20th aniverary edition 6MT, 6th gear was what i like to call the lawbreaker, when youy shifted into 6th,you either wanted to quiet things down, or punch it up to 130:icon_twis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 The H6 engine (auto) runs between 2750 and 2800 rpm at 80. It's such a great highway cruiser. REALLY ??? nice Well im soo lucky to live in Nebraska where our speed limit is 75 and the cops make it no secret that they won't stop til you get to about 83+ I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIZARD Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 REALLY ??? nice Well im soo lucky to live in Nebraska where our speed limit is 75 and the cops make it no secret that they won't stop til you get to about 83+ ***** LUCKEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Stage2.5376, TDC ProTune,blah blah blahhhh and....Alky/H20 injection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrydog Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Except it has to downshift a lot more than a LGT at those kinds of speeds when encountering hills. Probably so, it only makes sense. When encountering a significant hill it downshifts and then the engine is still probably spinning at less than the 3500rpm that the LGT is always running at. I don't find the downshifting to be an issue at all and in fact I hardly ever even notice it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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