Help needed for my Honda Insight LS '09

[BlazeTheCat05]

To replicate a real-life option offered for the Insight, which is a 5-speed paddle shift, I've installed a racing transmission (the only option available). However, the transmission whine is incredibly loud. I'm not trying to make this a race car, just a simple replica of a real-life transmission option. I recall a topic here in the Tuning Forum addressing how to quiet down the noise a racing transmission makes, however I can't seem to find it. I even did a search, but it turned up fruitless. What kind of setup could quiet down the transmission? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.

 

[jtqmopar]

The thread you're thinking about said to set final drive to 2.000(or minimum)

If you want to get the same gear ratios with a lower than factory you can do this:

example info-
stock final drive: 4.100
stock 1st gear: 2.460
stock 2nd gear: 1.950

New final drive: 2.000
new (whichever) gear: ?

It's fairly easy actually, just multiply your stock final drive and whichever gear you are tuning. 4.1 x 2.46 = 10.086
Now, we take 10.086 and divide it by the new final drive. 10.086/2 = 5.043

same thing for 2nd gear. 4.1x1.95 = 7.995
7.995/2 = 3.9975 (or 3.998)

using this you can get the same gear ratios as the car you are replicating, yet still take advantage of the low gear whine. I haven't tried the low final drive, but it supposedly works.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

The thread you're thinking about said to set final drive to 2.000(or minimum)

If you want to get the same gear ratios with a lower than factory you can do this:

example info-
stock final drive: 4.100
stock 1st gear: 2.460
stock 2nd gear: 1.950

New final drive: 2.000
new (whichever) gear: ?

It's fairly easy actually, just multiply your stock final drive and whichever gear you are tuning. 4.1 x 2.46 = 10.086
Now, we take 10.086 and divide it by the new final drive. 10.086/2 = 5.043

same thing for 2nd gear. 4.1x1.95 = 7.995
7.995/2 = 3.9975 (or 3.998)

using this you can get the same gear ratios as the car you are replicating, yet still take advantage of the low gear whine. I haven't tried the low final drive, but it supposedly works.

Thank you for the help JT! It worked beautifully! 👍