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Originally Posted by Matt Monson
Porsche put a 4spd in the 930 because it was what they could fit. They were a small company without deep pockets. They had started racing turbo rsrs with 915s and couldn’t get them to last a 24 hour race. They needed wider gears, and in order to fit the gearbox in the same space within the existing chassis it could only have 4 of them. It was a practical decision, not a performance driven one. The 917, 908, 910, and everything else was 5spd. The 930 was a compromise based on nothing more than the chassis.
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All true but doesn't belie the comment about it being the odd, unique, or irrational things that make a car unique or interested.
At the end of the day its all personal preference. Enough personal preference leaning one way or the other makes the market swing one way or another.
Its your car, do what you want with it 
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