RE: Gear lightening for transaxle cars

["Giovanni Rizzo"<grizzo@domain.elided>]

<<without gaining one HP, you can probably shave 0.5 to 1 second in 0-60 just
by having lighter gears and clutch.  Wanna bet?
Jorge>>

For sure Jorge, and smoke every VTECed, 5.0ed, and every other  lesser vehicle
out there because you wouldn't have to stop...wait...SHIFT...CRUNCH...going from
1st to 2nd (my 2 to 3 shift is also starting to grind a bit), let's not even
mention downshifts, ouch. But has anyone actually put this theory into practice
or no of anyone who has...

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