Hey all,
I'm not that great at tuning so I generally use someone else's tune and I make little adjustments to make it work better for my driving style. Well one day I noticed that someone had chosen to go with a Fully Manual transmission instead of using the Racing transmission. Okay, no big deal, so I put in the Racing transmission and the PP jumped over the maximum required for the race. This got me thinking, what's the difference between these two transmissions? Both allow for full customization of every gear and the final drive ratio but the Racing Transmission generally is another ~10-12 PP more than the Full Manual Transmission.
In my A/B testing I have not noticed any significant difference in the performance of the car or it's driving dynamics between these two different transmissions. There is only 1 car I have used that I did notice a difference in performance and that was the Porsche 962C. For some reason that car does not do well with the Full Manual transmission. In my hands it performs a lot better with the racing transmission.
Considering that the Racing transmission is ~10-12 PP more than the Manual transmission and that it does not provide a noticeable improvement in the majority of the car's in the game, I'm more inclined to go with the Manual transmission and use the saved PP on things like more engine output, less ballast, or more front-end downforce.
Am I alone in this feeling? Am I missing some benefit that the Racing Transmission has over the Manual Transmission that I should know about? What are y'alls thoughts on this and how do you go about choosing the right transmission for the job?
