okay, lots of talk about manual transmission swaps going on lately.
can some of you who are doing this give examples of the ratio difference you'll be achieving, before & after?
am i correct in assuming you're doing the swap to lower your engine RPM for all given road speed (that's "final drive", correct?), or are you just aiming for a taller top gear?
is there a risk of dropping too far down the engine's torque curve, and you end up using the lower gears longer?
feel free to speak about this in terms a 5-year-old would understand, for my benefit and the benefit of all the other 5 year-olds visiting the site.