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YOUR QUESTION MAKES PERFECT SENSE!

THE 915 TRANS WAS BUILT WITH SHORT GEARS 1ST-4TH..

FIFTH GEAR IS A 29/21 TALLER GEAR FOR CRUISING..

MOST OF MY RACING IS IN TIGHT CANYONS SO I RARELY SEE 4TH... AND UNLESS WE ARE IN A LONG STRAIGHT I NEVER SEE 5TH..

ALSO REGARDING THE ENGINE.

WE HAVE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND WITHOUT TAKING IT APART IT APPEARS TO BE A STOCK 2.4 "S"...

I CAN TELL YOU FROM RACING FOR 40 YEARS THAT SOME ENGINES JUST RUN BETTER..

YOU CAN BUILD 2 INDENTICAL ENGINES AND ONE WILL JUST WING AND RUN BETTER.

PORSCHE DYNOS EVER ENGINE AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A MOTOR WILL PUT OUT EXTRA HP FOR NO APPARENT REASON.. IN THE OLD DAYS BEFORE THEIR RACE DEPT THEY WOULD PULL THOSE ENGINES FOR THE RACE CARS.