4 spd vs 5 spd pros and cons

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by blykins

Nothing shifts better than a Toploader with a Hurst shifter. That's coming from a guy who sells TKOs.

At 55 mph with a 3.54 gear and a 26" tire, you'll be at 2500 rpm. That's not straining the engine by any means.

If you plan on driving a lot at 70-75, then I would prob give the nod to a TKO as the rpms will get excessive there, but if you are doing most of your driving at 55-60, I see no drawback to a Toploader.

Most guys here are used to BMWs, Porsches, and Vettes....cruising at 70 mph with the tach at 1200 rpm. A Toploader would be more of a "Cobra" experience.

No one drives 55-60, even in CA. That is simply a recipe for disaster on American roads. That means you'll be driving in the slow lane where other drivers are either entering or exiting the freeway.

And a Toploader doesn't give anyone more of a "Cobra" experience. It's all in one's head. Cobra experience? What is that? Has anyone here driven an original 1960's Cobra to get the Cobra experience? I doubt it. Leave the TKO in 4th gear then, if that gives you more "Cobra" experience.

I've owned several Mustangs with Toploaders and a '66 Corvette 427 Convertible with a M21 and then switched it out for a TKO. Both my Corvette and Cobra experiences are the same in terms of shifting. It's all in your head.