Make the move to stick shift?
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Hawaii
Love my auto! I drive a stick every day to work and hate it. Love being able to use my free hand answer the phone, tune the radio, eat or just hold my girl any time I want. Love knowing that if I hurt my right arm or left leg that I will still be able to drive my Stang. And most of all, love blowing sticks away as they miss a gear or just suck at shifting.
but
once you start putting real power to the tires like you currently are, those auto trannies are a serious weak link.
with a stick, just upgrade the clutch and you are pretty much set. with an auto, it's quite a bit more complicated...which equals $$$.
I bought my Bullitt with the express intention of running a blower and 420-450 RWHP.
I've already done the blown route with a auto tranny
I've already done the blown route with a auto tranny
my RoushCharger was on a 5.4 3v F-150 that had an auto tranny. the tranny in there was just fine for normal driving, but a few aspects really were bad drawbacks.
1. Low RPM launches. short of powerbraking, launches from a stop sucked ***. and that was with 3.73 gears and 80% of my 500 TQ available at 1,000 RPM.
2. I didn't like how I was restricted to certain gears at times, and the performance potential was really hurt by that. requires more driver attention and you have to lock out O/D before hammering the throttle.
3. Downshifts from Overdrive...a very quick way to destroy 2nd gear and Overdrive. extremely hard on those gears. especially if you are fully into the boost.
4. Tire spin. I could spin the tires from 1st gear through 3rd gear. but when the tires stopped spinning, the RPM's were to low and the tranny had to downshift back into 2nd gear...which then put me back into the optimum powerband...and then more tire spin. wierd to drive..and must have been weird to watch.
2. I didn't like how I was restricted to certain gears at times, and the performance potential was really hurt by that. requires more driver attention and you have to lock out O/D before hammering the throttle.
3. Downshifts from Overdrive...a very quick way to destroy 2nd gear and Overdrive. extremely hard on those gears. especially if you are fully into the boost.
4. Tire spin. I could spin the tires from 1st gear through 3rd gear. but when the tires stopped spinning, the RPM's were to low and the tranny had to downshift back into 2nd gear...which then put me back into the optimum powerband...and then more tire spin. wierd to drive..and must have been weird to watch.
wish you best of luck with your trans in the future. I can't remember your final RWHP, but hopefully if you keep it 400-420 RWHP that tranny will be relatively safe
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From: New York City
Well I definately got comfortable driving my friends Civic, so I think I know which route take 
It wasn't that bad at all. I will definately test drive the GT first to get a feel of the stang. Thanks for the help!
It wasn't that bad at all. I will definately test drive the GT first to get a feel of the stang. Thanks for the help!
Last edited by Mr.Bape; Oct 4, 2009 at 08:29 PM.
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