uberstang1

When it comes to drag racing Auto > standard by a long shot.

PurpleIcedGT

Hey cumeater will you help me understand why the auto "is killing him"?

TRUEBLUE3934

The low stall factory converter isn't helping him launch as hard as he probably could with a manual trans. If he had a higher stall converter and decent tuning of the trans shifts he would outrun a manual car.

My two cents.

uberstang1

With his mods a stock auto is still better than a stock manual for a 1/4, sure he can launch his stick harder but the end result is gonna be worse than a softer launch with the auto, because traction will be severly affected coming out of the hole with spray and any form of low profile drag radial

TRUEBLUE3934

I don't see him having any trouble with traction on the spray.
My car hits with 498lb/ft torque at 2700rpm and doesn't spin at all on my DRs(275-40-17). It is an instantaneous hit of torque when it activates.

Side note: he also has one less gear ratio in his trans for acceleration down the track.

GriffinGT

My car is not the perfect racing car since its a Convertible but that's how I bought it and I was not in to racing at that time. My goal is 13.9 N/A. Auto and Manuel both have there up and downs. I only sprayed one run and 12.7 was what I got. Prob could of done better but my goal was to beat my friends F-150 Lighting (13.4) and I sure did do that. So y kill it?

ctgreddy

op what was your mph on the runs? your car would greatly benefit from a stall/4.10's.