no your about right with the 5th gear ratio....its about the same. but trust me ive driven my car which has a b16 tranny and my buddys car with a gsr tranny and can definately tell a difference between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears on the thing. the shorter gears make for better acceleration and between shifts since ur at a higher rpm it puts u in more of the meat of the power band. and if ur mostly a city driver (like me) the b16 tranny isnt so bad.