Originally Posted by 2gr84u
The DX tranny has long gears, good for gas millage and acheiving the highest possible top speed, not great if you want something sporty, and not to great for a turbo aplication. The ex has shorter gears, allowing for faster acceleration but a lower top speed. shorter gears, imo are better for turbos, i know this point can be argued but thats my opinion. Id go with the EX, your never gonna max out your car enough the enjoy the DX tranny, so get the ex, with a nice lightend flywheel and enjoy the nice revvy you motor youve just aquired
the diffrence is minimal on those two trannies. just stay away from the cx or vx. dx is actually an ok tranny....just not as close gear ratioed as the ex but once again...this is minimal.
close geared ratios are best for accleration assuming you arent spinning.
i dont know what that last sentence means by "enjoy your new revs with the lightened flywheel"