5sp 4.44 and $995 wrx 5sp

[porschekiller]

fyi '04-'06 forester xt turbos use a wrx 5sp with 4.44 gears. i found one for 1550 w/35k m and 90 day warranty+. i also found wrx 5sp for 995.

[It's Just Eric]

oooooh....4.44 5 speed

[nextse7en]

I don't think you would like the 4.44 manual. You'd be rowing thru gears like one of those viking boat slaves set to a Prodigy song.

4.44's are great in a quick shifting auto, but I think the sweet spot in a stock eg33 is a little low for it.

[porschekiller]

4.44 gears allow you to use taller tires appropriate for the weight. my 255/50-16s are the same height as the foresters 215/60-16s and the aston martin v8's 235/40-19 fronts with the width of the bmw m6's fronts. the 5sp isnt exactly close ratio.

[sicksubie]

255/50/16 is a huge sidewall.

[porschekiller]

o.e. on $2mil ferrari 288 gto and mid 80s vettes

[wawazat??]

Porschekiller, why do you keep throwing out odd tire sizes for the SVX? Every tire has a load rating and while typically they do increase as the the tire gets larger it's in most cases un-necessary or detrimental to handling to do so. Also, what do an Aston Martin and 80's supercars tire sizes have to do with the SVX?

[porschekiller]

natural law never changes no matter the appearance. everything's an equation. this years winner of uscc on the cover of super street or sport compact car is shod with 315/35-17 on all 4. It's also a WRX from PDX tuning. i rest my case.

[wawazat??]

Rest your case? Your logic escapes me in your statement that the winner of the uscc (whatever that is) was won by a car with 315/35-17 tires, yet above in this very thread you want to put 255/50-16 tires on an SVX and in posts in other threads you recommend tires of different sizes and different load carrying capabilities on an SVX.

Do you have any first hand knowledge of tire sizes on an SVX, or any car for that matter, on a track or an autocross course? It seems to me that you are only reading magazines and pulling figures out of the air that don't support your statements. Convince me otherwise as these statements I fear would have lost you your case.

[porschekiller]

knowledgeable people subscribe to the most relevant magazines for their hobbies. i like to keep my conversations with those people.

[TomsSVX]

Nate, he is right... The smaller the sidewall, the better the lateral handling is going to be in most cases... The taller the sidewall, the better the linear traction... its a give and take scenario in which you need to chose your option. I still say a 245/45/16 is a good fit

Tom

[wawazat??]

Originally Posted by porschekiller

knowledgeable people subscribe to the most relevant magazines for their hobbies. i like to keep my conversations with those people.

I agree, that's why I subscribe to Grassroots Motorsports and Car and Driver. I also read North American Pylon and Race Car Engineering regularly. I gave up on Sport Compact Car when Dave Coleman left and Mike Kojima was featured less. The new regime does not have the grasp of engineering princpals and the ability to convey then the way Dave did.

You still haven't answered my questions about your personal experience. Why?

[porschekiller]

scc was accurate about the tire sizes pdx tuning used. it's interesting that pdxtuning found an inexpensive way to use the same dimensions as the front tires on Grand Am G35s. 2,400lb cars by the way.

[porschekiller]

road and track's road test digest is far superior and is also in every issue.

[wawazat??]

I rest my case. You have no personal experience with the subject matter under discussion and refer to magazine articles for your facts.

I'm done.