[bhazard]

I wish I could do something similar for my festiva. It has a ridiculous power to weight ratio now and I can cruise along in 5th at 25mph and 1000 rpm and still pull up to 55mph in no time. 55 is about 2300rpm. I even swapped out the .8 5th for a .71 5th and theres still plenty of rpm and cruise. I bet it could easily chug along at 1500rpm without a problem. Theres only one taller 5th gear for the g25mr and its a .68, from the diesel mazdas that were never sold here. and .68 might drop me what, 100 rpms? Not much improvement. I dont think theres any 6 speeds that would bolt up to the B-series engine and even then the g25mr is a tight squeeze in a festiva, I cant imagine anything bigger.