You can now shut up. I ran 13.2@104 with my manual. All I have done is exhaust and a tune. I saw a certain SOMONE who seems to think the auto is just as fast. He's running 4.10 gears, intake/exhaust, tune, and some other mods and he's only running 13.6 with his auto. Check and mate, stick>auto. And don't even try to say I'm some pro driver. I'm a 17 year old kid who is a rookie at the track.
A rookie at the track and a rookie with performance it looks like too. This should turn out to be a fun thread to watch ........LOL Unfortunately, there are many other factors when trying to compare ET's.....such as altitude, humidity, track conditions, traction, and ambient air temperature. Hate to say it KID, but the guys with autos are gonna blast you for posting this.
A rookie at the track and a rookie with performance it looks like too. This should turn out to be a fun thread to watch ........LOL Unfortunately, there are many other factors when trying to compare ET's.....such as altitude, humidity, track conditions, traction, and ambient air temperature. Hate to say it KID, but the guys with autos are gonna blast you for posting this.
There isn't enough of a difference in conditions to explain that much of a difference in times. I started this thread to see what the auto guys have to say about that. All I've heard is how "all you need is a tune with the auto and it's faster than the manual" and thats a lie. They had me convinced about the autos until yesterday. No more bs about the transmissions. It's called powershifting.
For my own prefrence I prefer the manual on the track ..but that is for NA applications ..For turbo or blower it seems some folks have better success out of the autos ..Stick is still a blast to drive ..heh
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05 Black GT Premium, IUP red interior, Shaker 1000, Mac axle backs, C and L cai, Predator tune, JBA shorties, Bassani x-pipe . Soon to be installed: Underdrive pulleys, Eibach pro-kit
Got the car as a present but I have to pay for gas, insurance, and any maintanance costs. I bought my first car and it turned into a money pit so my dad felt bad about that and he got me this.
My "30-mile-each-way-traffic-from-hell-in-both-directions-daily-commute" makes me glad to have my auto tranny. If I ever even get to make the speed limit I am a happy camper. I guess I would have the biggest right forearm and left calf in Charlotte if I had the manual tranny! Geez that's a lot of shifts every day.
You can now shut up. I ran 13.2@104 with my manual. All I have done is exhaust and a tune. I saw a certain SOMONE who seems to think the auto is just as fast. He's running 4.10 gears, intake/exhaust, tune, and some other mods and he's only running 13.6 with his auto. Check and mate, stick>auto. And don't even try to say I'm some pro driver. I'm a 17 year old kid who is a rookie at the track.
Finally!!! Now I can get some sleep at night. This great debate has caused me more sleepless nights than "The Big Bang Theory"
ORIGINAL: doc0075579 Try driving a stick in DC traffic, you will be wishing you had an auto for sure. HAHA
Just so you know, real stick drivers don't care. It's the people who CAN drive stick but don't love it that always say "I drive in too much traffic for a manual". Trust me, myself and I'm sure a lot of other manual lovers just plain love it. Driving in very heavy traffic with a stick is work, no doubt about it. But just one nice run through a cool road on the weekend makes up for commuting hell during the week.
Quote from Motor Trend November 2004: "What would the manual tras GT be good for? Estimates of automatic to stick shift conversion factors vary, but the autos close 1-2-3 gearing keeps the engine boiling, so the differance may not be as much as you might think. Its safe to say the self-shifting GT is a sub 5 second runner, likely in the 4.8 or 4.9 second range" MT 11/04 p.44
so either you are just a better driver or your 13.2 is BS. If you had the auto you would probably be around 13 flat maybe even 12.9.
If I should be running 13 flat or 12.9, why aren't all the auto people running those numbers? The fastest auto off the top of my head that I've seen is only in the mid 13's and he had new gears! I mean, all I have is exhaust and a tune... I'll post the slip if you don't believe my time. I really don't care what motortrend has to say, this time speaks for itself. Bring me somone who has an auto with similar mods running faster than me, and we will talk.
ORIGINAL: doc0075579 Try driving a stick in DC traffic, you will be wishing you had an auto for sure. HAHA
Just so you know, real stick drivers don't care. It's the people who CAN drive stick but don't love it that always say "I drive in too much traffic for a manual". Trust me, myself and I'm sure a lot of other manual lovers just plain love it. Driving in very heavy traffic with a stick is work, no doubt about it. But just one nice run through a cool road on the weekend makes up for commuting hell during the week.
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