I have almost been talked back into using a 996-997 box again myself. I am not too worried about the low first gear. We are starting to get lots of traffic in my area (nearly every hour of the day now) and having a Viper with the T56, is a nightmare in traffic. Constantly slipping of the clutch to creep forward created so much heat in stop and go, I could bairily touch my shifter. It created so much heat, I was thanked a week later by having my t/o bearing grenade (I'm sure due to the heat created while in traffic boiling the grease out of it) Leaving me stranded and requiring new flywheel, clutch, and other parts while I was at it.
Seems that low first will work good for me in hopefully allowing to fully engage and idle if needed in traffic. 2nd gear starts for anything performance oriented sounds easy enough. Kind of the best of both worlds if you ask me. I was told Mosler also uses the 996 turbo gearing for their cars after much testing and gear swapping. I will have a pretty high shift limit in my car also, 10k rpm, so I can carry alot further through the gears.
Seems that low first will work good for me in hopefully allowing to fully engage and idle if needed in traffic. 2nd gear starts for anything performance oriented sounds easy enough. Kind of the best of both worlds if you ask me. I was told Mosler also uses the 996 turbo gearing for their cars after much testing and gear swapping. I will have a pretty high shift limit in my car also, 10k rpm, so I can carry alot further through the gears.