I ran into this situation sometimes with the RX-7, tight turns that felt slow
in 2nd gear and made me want to use 1st gear. I found that it often _felt_
faster to downshift to 1st, but in reality it always gave me a slower time.
Lesson learned: what feels fast is not always fast.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Scot Zediker
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 17:49
To: Loughmiller, Scott; 'Mark J. Andy'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 2500 lb Miata?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loughmiller, Scott" <scott@radiate.com>
To: "'Scot Zediker'" <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>; "'Mark J. Andy'"
<marka@telerama.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: 2500 lb Miata?
> However, you're geared very similar to the guys with the 6-speeds. The
> 5-speed on the '01 has a very tall second gear - redline is 60 mph, so if
I
> don't downshift for a tight corner, I come out of it drumming my fingers
and
> yawning waiting to get some speed in second.
No, I'm not. I have the exact same gearing you do. And yes, I do have to
fight to stay awake while the car gets back on the power sometimes, but I
find this usually costs me less time than downshifting to first (which is
usually done under braking) and then going back up to second.
Scot
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