Daemos

http://www.gruppe-s.com/Subaru/subtr...V6-special.htm

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The STI RA (Special Edition) V6 gears are a great upgrade for guys that want to keep the stock 5th gear, but still have a shorter ratio down low. 4th and 5th gear ratios are retained, which allows for a smoother transition to 5th (instead of the grinding when you just leave the stock WRX 5th gear in).
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Is what it says...but when you compare the ratios...they are longer than the stock ones in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears.

Gear Ratios:
First Gear 3.166
Second Gear 1.882
Third Gear 1.296
Fourth Gear 0.972
Fifth Gear 0.738

Compared to Stock WRX:
3.454 (1st) 1.947 (2nd) 1.366 (3rd) 0.972 (4th) 0.738 (5th)

Wheras the regular RA gear ratios are:

First Gear 3.083
Second Gear 2.062
Third Gear 1.545
Fourth Gear 1.151
Fifth Gear 0.825

So, is this a typo for the special edition? I would imagine having shorter gears would help...is the SE just a gas saving version of the RA gearset that's just ment to be stronger?