Did you ever think that maybe that's because less people run /6's that v8's. I for one never overlook somebody cause they have a /. I don't think others do it for that reason either.
Also, there are even less people competing with their /6 cars. And even less (within that slice) that have spool knowledge. As for the /6 conspiracy theory ... I don't buy it. I see quite a bit of /6 banter and help here. Good luck with the spool decision.