Six Speed in a 6GC Options

[Fastbird]

I've heard talk of people thinking about it but have never seen any factual attempts. These things need a sixth gear.

I was pondering, and it probably wouldn't be toooooooo terribly difficult to have a bell housing adapter made for something like a 7th gen and then have a custom input shaft in a longer length made.

Are there any other ideas floating around out there?

[Fastbird]

My reasoning is that on the highway I can't stand trying to maintain 80 MPH whilst turning 4000 RPM. If I could get an overdrive and cut that down some to the 2500 range, these things would be PERFECT on the highway.

What does toyota make in a transaxle configuration with a six speed??

[Kwanza26]

My reasoning is that on the highway I can't stand trying to maintain 80 MPH whilst turning 4000 RPM. If I could get an overdrive and cut that down some to the 2500 range, these things would be PERFECT on the highway.

What does toyota make in a transaxle configuration with a six speed??

Toyota makes the C60/C160 and that's it. Regardless of having 6 gears or not... the C160/C60 final drive and gearing is very short and you'll still be at around 3500 rpms at 80mph in 6th gear... similar to what we are currently.

And no... it doesn't really make a big difference if he has a 3SGTE or not... in fact, the bigger the torque, the worse a short gear'ed tranny would be for it acceleration-wise. Pushing acceleration towards the top rpms negates that fat torque-band...