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  On 21/12/2012 at 4:19 AM, TheOne said:

In response to ratter - how about, considering you're a tuner, you explain to me why a reputable company such as APS came to this conclusion in regards to the box? The review that I have read has stated this fact and from what I can remember they were able to manage a time slip with a high 10 second pass I believe. Also I am more than aware that there are lots of people running the T5 with 300+kw and haven't had any issues with their box. I understand they're not a very strong gearbox but everyone gives people so much crap for getting a 5 speed, whereas if you have someone who knows what they're doing with the 5 speed it appears that you are able to get good power figures out of them. It would be nice if a certain moderator of this site would stop acting like such a know it all dickhead.

Some people may fall for different marketing strategies, others don't but everybody is entitled to an opinion and they do not always have to agree.

I have seen the results of broken 5 speed gearboxes, some with standard power, I warn my customers about modding with the 5 speed, I do not see the customer as endless money pits, I know I have lost sales because we choose to warn what may happen.

It is commonly known that ramping the boost in can break things, have a look around and you will see some of my dyno sheets, They normally have pretty flat boost lines, if the customer insists on the boost being ramped in then we'll do it, most like the drive-ability of flat boost line anyway.

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My 5 speed is pushing 420rwkw, and have not had a problem.. and I ran a 10.4 with the T5. So there you go , proof right here.

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