the paddleshifter is a must in my oppinion if you are running an automatic transmission on a road course or autocross...
a manual tranny works great with a stick.... especially for shorter races, for endurance races the paddles will help alittle, but thats a whole different ball game..
and weather you need a 6 speed depends on the track, your car, the engine.. the audis that won lemans all run 3 speed manual transmissions but thats a light car with broad powerband and emphasis on low weight and high durability.. and they dont have standing starts....
a heavier car with narrower powerband needs more gears.. but again depending on the track,
but you most likely wont really need more than a 4 speed if your aim is roadcourse or auto x... on the street though its nice with the double overdrive OF A T56.
an all aluminum 358 sb2 engine with a jerico 4 speed will propably be the optimum for road course car... but it will suck on the street... for a street car that sees some track use id say an ls7 with a 6 speed was the best compromise
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