scottr20ae

Anything? Will the TIP hold a gear at redline? I don't know, which is why I'm asking. If it hasn't broken yet...its day is coming.

conall

6 MT all the way.
I waited a whole year to find one.

More control
and more available low-end torque.

bingS4

Tips can't push *really* big torque numbers. Probably fine for stage 3 but do your research if you plan to take it above that.

Justin:NorCal

Tell that to someone in a GTR after they walk you hard, no clutch involved. Just flappy paddles

Justin:NorCal

This will soon be disproved. Friend currently has a 3.0L GT28rs build being done by 034

bingS4

Nice. Interested to see how they do.

complacentsee

Best of luck to him. I'm still a bit skeptical after skydrive blew his trans with the 770 kit. (I can't remember if it was 770s)

S4Per

I hear more about 6 speed syncros, clutch problems when upgrading than anything else. Could be skewed by the population, but I'm going strong on about 30k miles of being stage 3 with zero trans issues (knocks on big piece of wood).

Bronco Joe

I was in your boat on this. I would have preferred a 6 speed, but the ones that were available had too many owners, too many mod's or just were beauty queens priced in the big bucks $$. I settled on the best I could find at my price range and it's a tip. It's not the end of the world and it has it's advantages, especially if you have kids. But yes, I would have rather had a manual if it was available.

boomdizzle

I've owned both. A tip first, and a manual now. I tried justifying that I could build my tip to a stage 3 and beyond like Justin's friend but decided against it and finally I was coaxed into a 6 speed wb stg3 avant. (A GTR tranny and a B5 TIP tranny are lightyears apart just FYI) Best decision I could have made. The extra gear and the control you get with the 6 speed are worth the wait Bronco Joe. Plus you owe it to your kids to teach them how to drive a manual gearbox when the get old enough. Just my 2 cents from a former Tip owner