Short Gear Question

[nsx4jlp]

I have been reading about the short gear upgrade for my 5 speed. I was noticing though that the only advantage comes from 2 and 3 gear, right? The other gears seem to be longer or the same as stock. So is it possible to buy the mainshaft (which has 1 & 2) then to buy third and their countershafts and re-use the stock fourth and fifth gear.

 

[nsx4jlp]

In other words is it possible to only buy these parts:
23210-PR8-020, main shaft (contains 1st and 2nd gear) (22,200 Yen)

23441-PR8-020, 3rd gear for mainshaft (6,100 Yen)

23421-PR8-020, 1st gear (3.071) for countershaft (7,300 Yen)

23431-PR8-010, 2nd gear (1.952) for countershaft (6,600 Yen)

23471-PR8-000, 3rd gear (1.400) for countershaft (5,000 Yen)

 

[nsxtasy]

I have been reading about the short gear upgrade for my 5 speed. I was noticing though that the only advantage comes from 2 and 3 gear, right? The other gears seem to be longer or the same as stock.

No, fourth is shorter also. The gear ratio of the short fourth gear (1.033) is higher than stock (0.967) so it is shorter.

The short gears widen the gap between fourth and fifth. If you only get the parts to replace second and third, you will be widening the gap between third and fourth - not as desirable as the 4/5 gap.

If you get the short gears, you should get all the parts listed in the FAQ.