6 speed or not the SVT is geared pretty well. From what I remember its got something like a 4.03 or 4.08 final drive. You can tell the trans was specifically deisigned to match the cars power, unlike a lot of other cars out there whos gearing is made just to get good 0-60 times and quarter mile times. Cars like the Celica GT-S actually fall out of lift on the 1-2 shift because second gear is made just tall enough to hit 60 in second. Our cars are geared to make the most of the power we've got. In our case, we get sort of screwed when it comes to 0-60 and quarter mile times. Second gear redlines at 56, making a 2-3 necessary (or a little run into redline), and third tops out before the quarter mile mark so you need to use 4th, where as a lot of cars can pull through the traps in 3rd. But hey, at least we dont drop out of our secondaries on the 1-2 shift!
As far as the RSX goes... Acura knew what it was doing. Light weight+high revs+lots of top end+ short gearing=SVT defeat 6 speed or not
