Shifting is very smooth. No more shudder. I know that this is another comment about the clutch more than the tranny, but it was something of note that I can't get past.
It is my gut reaction that I am so much closer to the power when just normal driving, ie tooling around and my short highway jaunts. While before, with my stock 5mt, it seemed like I had to be aware of what rpm/gear I was in if I ever wanted to hot-rod and make use of boost. Now, the boost seems like it's right there. I guess it's a direct result of the gearing being better able to make use of the available torque.
I only made one observation of mph vs rpm. 60 @ 2500. My friend Mach5 took me down to pickup the car from the dealer and while we were on the highway in his US STI, we noted 80 @ 3000. I'm going to have to pay more attention when I drive it today to see how fast my engine revs at more mph points.
Shifting into reverse is going to take some getting used to. I keep putting it in 6th when I'm trying to backup.
Last thing of note. I think that the route I went to mate up the transmission to my rear end is a good temporary option. I bought a ring & pinion designed for a '92 Legacy Turbo. I understand that this may have created a weak point in the spiders in the rear diff. I do plan on upgrading to an R180 rear end when I can (hopefully later as opposed to sooner). I believe that that should pretty much make my drivetrain pretty bulletproof.
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