Straight cut gearbox on a road car? Good idea or bad?

Almost all motorcycles use straight-cut gears because of this.
It mens you can use a much weaker and hence lighter transmission case.
Also, nobody cares about noise on a bike.

>Also, I thought that the advantage was ability to change gears quicker.
Considering the gears themselves are constantly meshed regardless of cut, it makes no difference what so ever.
>No, they don't. In fact they both handle similar amounts of torque
Have to pull you up on that one. Straight cut gears have more surface area engaged at any one time, and can transmit more torque reliably as a result.
>but helical gears can do so at much higher speeds
This is spot on. As helical gears engage gently in a swept motion across the tooth. At higher RPM this is more mechanically forgiving, but it's also this reason (less surface area contact) straight cuts handle more torque.
The rest of your statement is spot on.

Also worth noting, straight cut gears are prone to accelerated wear when compared to helicals, as the friction involved in meshing is much higher.

holy fuck, it's modified to be as whiny as possible right?

not if it's not near you're head.

You sound like an idiot. Stop typing like that.

The solution is right there in the picture, nigger.

If you manage to kill PPG helical cut gears, you're a shithouse driver.

>playing Gran Turismo 6
>upgrade first car
>now has too much power for the stock transmission
>dread upgrading the transmission due to the straight-cut gear sound
>upgrade anyway cuz muh power
>transmission is now louder than the engine

kill me

>doesn't know that the compounds best for racing also squeal like a motherfucker and are generally unsuitable for DDing for this reason
Spotted the 12yo bus rider

>straight piped straight six
>not straight piped straight five turbo

Does anybody make a transmission with helical top gear and straight cut lower gears? Seems like it would satisfy the small market that wants a track ready DD.