An interesting project Heinz. A chat with
these people might be worthwhile to see if they could offer or know if a 6 speed was viable?
Ratios do matter. My 1.8 Duratec 4/4 with the MT75 was quicker off the mark than the 2.0l Duratec +4 with the Mazda box. When you dropped the clutch for a quick getaway with the 1.8 it was off in a blink. With the +4 there is a fraction of a seconds delay as the revs sag and the engine finds the torque for the longer ratio. The difference was quite noticeable negotiating busy roundabouts when I first got the +4. I couldn’t be as cocky as I was in the 4/4 pulling out into the traffic. Obviously there were other differences with the boxes but I do miss the MT75 in many ways.
