Originally Posted by aftershock192
check out a company called speedgear(i think) for carbon coated syncros. I take it an SI tranny you could replace fifth gear with an HF gear. Another choice would be to coat the parts in an antifriction coating (swain coatings should be able to do it).
coat SYNCROS in an ANTIFRICTION coating?
That would totally ruin the entire point of a syncro.
Gearspeed uses carbon syncros BECAUSE carbon is a good friction material, and they reduce downshift jump due to them getting to speed quicker.