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spetz
03-04-2006, 01:52 AM
As everyone knows, Honda use aluminium blocks for their engines.

I am guessing this aids cooling, but mostly I assume Honda did this so the engine weighs less, for better weight distribution and handling.

My question is, what about Honda gearboxes? Are they designed to weigh less than a conventional gearbox? Specifically a DC5R gearbox?

Does anyone actually know the weight of a DC5R gearbox?