STI 6spd??? or STI gearsets???

[Epyon08]

I was wondering whats your guys opinion on modding or upgrading a tranny?? On one side....i can try and go for the STI version 8 crate tranny wit LSD and DCCD...(expensive as hell but i know its worth every dayam penny)...and the other side is just modding my gears...with STI version 6 gearsets.....whats your guys opinion??? and what is more beneficial in terms of performance....### thats all i want...i don't even care for having a 6th gear....although it would be nice welp thanks in advance for any feedback i get...late!

[IBAUCLAPlaya]

I would have to go with the full V8 6 speed w/ DCCD and the whole schphele or however you spell it. But it is alot of $$

[BlueDemon]

Version 6 isn't all that strong compared to some of the other Aftermarket 5 speed tranny gearsets out there, so I'd have to say go with the STi's 6 speed.

Blue

[WRXblurr]

Also you have to think what you want to use your car for.. if its the 1/4 mile then i would say stay with the 5 speed and get a kazza gear set , or ra gears.. but if you are auto crossing with your car then i go with the 6 speed..

[Epyon08]

hmmm thats the delimna i like autocrossing....and on the otherhand i still like doing the 1320.....is there a gearset out there thats good for both???

[IBAUCLAPlaya]

Yup the WRX 5.5 speed is good for both.

[wrxtacy19]

WRX STI ra V6 gearset handles 350whp without a problem. and with the five speed your 0-60 will be faster because sti's requiere a 2-3 upshift before 60, the five speed will hold second well past 60,

[tescrex]

You may have to shift more, but the gears are different and make more of the power felt. The 6 speed is where its at man, just for the DCCD. I mean, who doesnt want to make their rex almost completely rear wheel drive?

[lobsterhat]

I've got a question along the same lines, are there better synchros that could be bought to allow you to slam between gears without worry? I think that's where my early symptoms of tranny problems are starting to occur. I think I want to just get the Ver VI gearset, but I want to be able to shift quickly without worry and that's not really a gear "weakness" issue, but more of a synchro problem.

So I guess my question is, if I blow a synchro, do I just replace it with the Genuine Subaru Synchro or are there better ones out there? My apologies for being Transmission ignorant, just haven't had any exposure to them yet.

[IBAUCLAPlaya]

The DCCD doesn't do anywhere near make your car almost ALL RWD. It only goes to like 70/30 I think.