4spd vs. 5spd & Wood Trim
05-16-2001, 08:50 PM
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4spd vs. 5spd & Wood Trim
Ok....
to any owners of 99 vs. 2000 or vice versa... is there a major difference between the 5spd and 4spd? Cuz I drove the 5spd TL today and it was verrryyy peppy, i'm still htinkin the 4 shouldnt be too different, right?
Second, the *horrible* fake wood in the TL, can that be removed and replaced with a REAL wood kit?
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to any owners of 99 vs. 2000 or vice versa... is there a major difference between the 5spd and 4spd? Cuz I drove the 5spd TL today and it was verrryyy peppy, i'm still htinkin the 4 shouldnt be too different, right?
Second, the *horrible* fake wood in the TL, can that be removed and replaced with a REAL wood kit?
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05-18-2001, 12:51 AM
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raced Danny (silver stock), was neck and neck till 60, we couldn't race after that. to me, there are 3 main benefits of the 5 speed, and one drawback.
1) sportier - i came off a stick, and find myself trying to upshift while i'm already in 4th gear. Of course if you don't use SS mode a lot, and a lot of ppl apparently don't, then it doesn't matter.
2)5 speed will probably get you a little better resale
3)Save on gas. pop it in 5th gear and economize.
drawback:
1) one thing that really really ticked me off when i drove an 02 type s, was that first and second gear it shifts for you. In mine, i can shift to 6500 rpm, in the redzone. After 6500 rpm, the limiter kicks in, but you have a higher usualble rpm range in 1st and 2nd gear. Of course i loved the type s, don't get me wrong, but a performance car shouldn't do this. Now, if a chip is made available perhaps things will change. The speed difference you read about tho is probably bullshit, or it takes a certain driver to get the faster 60 times you see in magazines, most likely not a normal driver.
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1) sportier - i came off a stick, and find myself trying to upshift while i'm already in 4th gear. Of course if you don't use SS mode a lot, and a lot of ppl apparently don't, then it doesn't matter.
2)5 speed will probably get you a little better resale
3)Save on gas. pop it in 5th gear and economize.
drawback:
1) one thing that really really ticked me off when i drove an 02 type s, was that first and second gear it shifts for you. In mine, i can shift to 6500 rpm, in the redzone. After 6500 rpm, the limiter kicks in, but you have a higher usualble rpm range in 1st and 2nd gear. Of course i loved the type s, don't get me wrong, but a performance car shouldn't do this. Now, if a chip is made available perhaps things will change. The speed difference you read about tho is probably bullshit, or it takes a certain driver to get the faster 60 times you see in magazines, most likely not a normal driver.
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'99 3.2 TL
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Burlwood Shift Knob
Bodykit
Spoiler
Tint
05-18-2001, 01:39 AM
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Originally posted by TommyBoiSxty9:
Ok....
to any owners of 99 vs. 2000 or vice versa... is there a major difference between the 5spd and 4spd? Cuz I drove the 5spd TL today and it was verrryyy peppy, i'm still htinkin the 4 shouldnt be too different, right?
Second, the *horrible* fake wood in the TL, can that be removed and replaced with a REAL wood kit?
Ok....
to any owners of 99 vs. 2000 or vice versa... is there a major difference between the 5spd and 4spd? Cuz I drove the 5spd TL today and it was verrryyy peppy, i'm still htinkin the 4 shouldnt be too different, right?
Second, the *horrible* fake wood in the TL, can that be removed and replaced with a REAL wood kit?
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