OK, here’s where I’m at after digesting Matt’s feedback & recommendations, Bill’s advice, and thinking more about what I want out of the gearing in that 40-90MPH window.
● 2.00 2nd to make it more useful down low and bog less in tight corners. Was being too conservative here with 1.83 (stock) and 1.933 2nd as worried about the top end. Matt’s advice was to get that 1-2 shift closer + improve the bottom of 2nd in low speed corners.
● 1.476 3rd - the hardest part here. The shorter third keeps me a bit deeper into the torque curve at the speeds I care the most about, and more leeway to short shift if the conditions/road call for it. The challenge with the 2.00 2nd + 1.38 3rd is that it’s the same drop as the stock 2nd + 3rd pairing, which is the shift I want to tighten up.
● 1.08 4th - this works for me regardless of 3rd, but works a bit better with the shorter third as it drops you into 4th at 5.1k v. 5.4k. More useful at a track day (less common) vs a rally/backroads/group run (too fast). Less opinionated here.
It would be nice to have infinite-ish money and time to try it all back to back, and maybe something like a (non-existent) 1.43 (21:30) 3rd would be great, but we live in a world of compromises.
Critically: I am not trying to wring every ounce of power out of this car. I am mostly just trying to make it a bit spicier for the types of roads/events I enjoy the most + close a couple of gaps in the gearing that counter that.
Here’s what this looks like:
gear calculator link
