Review : Knight Sports Final Drive 4.777 on 4AT...
 

Dear All forumers,

Topic : K.S Final Drive/gear 4.777 on a Mazda RX-8 4-speed automatic transmission [JDM version] - Fast and Furious :rock:

Installation process : Is a pretty one day job [cause working so take at night lor] and the initial response who have tested can gladly said that the pull was marvellous esp when U rev high...

Just a quick roundup for those who are going to fix this or having this thought to fix on your ride soon. This is not a performance mod for HP but more towards your revving response. First of all, the gain is noticeable from 2K and is throughout all gears. Very linear and fast pickup right from the beginning and the fun part is when using our "F1" style paddle shifters cause it simply change almost instantly [not much of a gear lag], gear ratio also improved but the best part is that the fuel consumption is pretty much the same and the engine runs a whole lot smoother esp the low end part [maybe because of RE remap system]. Highly recommended for those who love quick response.

Overall impressions :

Overall this will lower approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of a second [est only], for those who love to drag or self-timing, this will be a good mod.

For more information, kindly PM me your doubts [I will try to answer as far as my knowledge goes] or simply go to Monster Garage to find out more. I will post a second review when this thing totally run in, so stay sharp.

HP gain : N/A
Torque gain : Not very sure buy surely will add some ba
Revving response : 4.5/5 [ using full automatic], 5/5 [using our F1 paddle shifters ]
Fuel Consumption : almost the same [ between 7.5 to 8 per litre (ballpark figure) ]
Looks : Well, is hidden so cant see from outside.
Installation : 4.5/5
Addiction : song song gao Jurong ar!!! mai tu liao... grabs yours and enjoy the adrenaline rush!!! Fast and Furious!!! :rock: :rock: :ylsuper:

For more enquiries for this wonderful mod, kindly email to monsterg@singnet.com.sg

My next project : Ar.. still have ar? hehe

Freebies : 1 monster garage sticker + horlick ping + 1 exclusive polo tee [ you guys shld saw yesterday when I am there ]

Freebies: U 4got one exlusive leh !!

even hoist up oso cannot see leh....

Zav, U know I know can liao right? anyway, now enjoying every min driving that... well, I love that...

Ivan, ya I just ask Ah-Aik where is it just now? :hahano:

bros, 1st post edited liao... hehe

What's the damage, bro?

DjRx8, please email to monsterg@singnet.com.sg for more details.. thanks

Ivan, how come he got exclusive tee we all dont have? We all also loyal customers leh. Kekekeke....shit stirring. :P

hello Gab, I am the sponsor le... anyway, dont go sidetrack...period.

he got exclusive polo tee becos he sponsored all our company's polo tee, that's y he has one.

Loyal customers, we understand, bro. However, each polo tee is very expensive. Our small setup cannot afford to give away a NIKE dri-fit polo tee leh, bro. Hope u understand....

Maybe u can start selling polo tees as accessories....

Many tot tat it's Nike " D R I F i T " Tees !!!

No wonder they so keen ! All wan2 go sideways !

going sideways is Oki ... As long as they don't start going from the back ...then that will be a problem. :bootyshak

Wah ! U haven't reach Land of Smile (Thailand) oledi tinking of going frm behind !

Bro muz restrain leh !!!!!!!

I knw 9 mths is long, but no need to chiong wan lah !!!!

:ylsuper:

Top speed Droped?

how fast u wan to go in spore? even in NS highway, how often do u go to, say, 230km/h?

how much is this final gear compared w/ the feed final gear

Around SGD$1400 inc. inst.

fujita eng (feed) is $1400.

Knight sports is different price.

Apologies if this is not a full review as i don't want to cheong my car until after the recommended run-in period.

Knight Sports 4.777 for AT - Pre Run-in Initial Impressions:

- The car feels livelier, and super responsive to the slightest touch of the pedal. Linear acceleration across all gears (1-4) is definitely improved. Honestly, now, a light touch of the pedal brings me to the speed i want. previously, i had to be more aggressive
- For sure low-end acceleration has improved by quite a bit. Previously, car seemed to be straining a bit gears at 1-2, but now, it seems rearing to go and i haven't even whacked it yet. the combi of RE Amemiya ecu and the final drive is great
- Prev when you let go of the pedal, the rev drops a bit. now, there is no rev drop when pedal is released, it's maintained at the rev you left it at. I'm not quite sure how this affects performance as i've not driven/whacked enough to gauge yet but i do think that this will help pickup somewhat

All in all, from a cursory standpoint, the 4.777 seems to deliver what it said it would and more. Although it's been said that this is not a performance mod that increases HP, in my books anything that improves my low-end performance is a good thing. Like Coupe07 says, singapore or even ns highway how often you'll exceed 200kmh?

Freebies: 1x fried baby octopus on a stick, 1x sotong balls, 1x spring roll. no T-SHIRT leh, bluff me one

Will do a full review in a week or so after run in, incl some 0-100 tests.

MAN you guys make me wanna wanna wanna~~~buy!

well, to me no other non-FI mod provides as distinct an improvement in low-end than the 4.777. What i really want to see are my 0-100 figures - now that would really be conclusive

one question in mind, will this mod make the car go hot easily when i am at constant 130km/h ? cause i travel long distance often.

gfoo ,

Is there any downside of the final drive ?
I thought it will mess up with the actually speedo reading, is it?

For example when you are traveling at 80 km/h your speedo will probably show 75 km/h

Hi Kenny, so far the readings are still somewhat consistent with the speed readings on my GPS system. Although this isn't the most accurate way to benchmark, even if there was a 2-5kmh variance, that's within my tolerable levels. at least i'm not seeing +- 10kmh or more.

Downsidewise tis too soon to tell, however a .333 (4.444-4.777) difference ain't much, so i doubt it would affect the tranny or stuff.

Anyways monster garage also very careful - after 1000km they'll be doing another differential oil change.