transmission "dilemma"
 

5 speed or 6?

going with a 3.636 r&p or lower number gear

8 speeds is where it is at. Also the 3.2 gear has more bigger torque.

I would buy a car with a 6-speed, as they're usually sportier than cars with 5-speeds. Maybe try a Camaro or a Corvette? Probably going to be more bettererer than something like a Prism or a Metro.

I would go for a young, agile tranny. PM pusha he will give you a few good recommendations

lol lol lol

perfect way to start my day

All ya'll posting in a tranny thread, say "yeah"!

The 6 speed handles more load. A younger tranny is great, but you still have to make sure it feels tight.

You like an fast 8" tranny? He (she?) gonna torque u good. Soviet, who doesnt like a big load?

Faeflora's tranny, apparently. Only lasted 3 hours!

When you're working with a younger, more durable tranny, to you consider the strength of the yolk?

I think you mean 'yoke'.

And personally I haven't had any issue with my driveshaft. Maybe with age? Who knows, it seems to be holding up pretty well.

How is your tranny holding up from all the abuse? I figure after so many hours of uh... "track", it would be more difficult to engage? Maybe whine a bit....

the whining makes him harder

lmfao you guys crack me up!
didnt at all answer my question but hilarious none the less!

yes especially with those mazda speedy ones with the shot peener

I thought it was whining a little but it was my rear end. John gave my rear end a good thrusting and pushed the pinion a little deeper into my ring.

You're pretty yoked.

Dude, I'm here for some ------- peener! Are you going to talk about it all day or show us some pics?

I bet your peener is shot

I'd shoot you with Lord Penor.

helps if you ask one...

There is no "dilemma", it's very easy to decide what you want/need.

1. Look at gearing calculator: Flyin' Miata : Technical info : Gearing calculator and decide what fits your setup best.

2. A quick search will show that 5 speeds regularly break with abuse and/or when significant power is applied to them.

3. Looking at trans for sale you'll see 5 speeds are $100-$300 and 6 speeds are $600-$1000.

Since you gave us no budget, no info on the car, nothing about the power it is making, and no information on its intended purpose, there's very little we can do to give you any kind of constructive advice and nowhere else for this thread to go except toward homoerotic and transsexual innuendo.

car is going to be built as a weekend road racer
power should be somewhere around 300-325 hp

had the miata a few months was just waiting on funds to start building!

Too bad it wont show how long it will last when giving fae a hard banging. Gotta find a tranny with good rep.

So you're planning to track 325rwhp?

Have you researched what it takes to track 325rwhp?

The $600-1000 that you're going to spend on a 6-speed (required) is going to be a drop in the bucket, my friend.

yes i know what it takes to track 300+ rwhp
this wouldnt be my first time building a track car fyi

so make a build thread and show us whats up.
cause so far you're coming off as an idiot noob.

prove us wrong

Just wait until the "what gauges do i need for a 400whp car" thread.

Inhave for hundred hpee for ur peener.

sorry that ive come off as a "noob" but im new to the miata world and also to the japanese car world
a miata and a camaro are very different

No they both have wheels and both are driven hard by sexy men.

Very long and hard.

I don't know i mostly see camaros driven by women.

I shoved my tranny into third, she didn't like the abuse.

I would recommend the 6 speed if you have both side by side and no $ is involved.

:hustler: