I have a 96 GT so far its stock I can either do a tranny swap for 1-1.5k to make it maual or I can invest money into my engine and a shift kit but itd be auto

 

honestly as much as i love my 5spd if it came down to a convertion stick with the auto.

take the 1500 bucks toss a set of pi heads and intake and get a good tune on the car and it iwll more than make up for the diffence between a auto and 5speed.

 

yea, you might as well build up that auto and spend money on mods to make your car faster.

 

Didn't you already ask this?

 

Yeah well especially for DRAG RACING...an auto with a converter= cant be touched by a manual tranny.

so if that is your interest of course stick with it and buy a convert... and WATCH the times DROP =)

but if you like/are into road racing etc.... get a manual.

 

well the only racing id do would prob be drag and the only other kind would be just street but basically in a straight line, prob highway and stop light to stop light racing so auto would be the best?

 

stick with what you have. switching from one to the other is a waste of money because both can be made to go fast.

 

just get a convertor with a 2600-2800 stall and get a shift kit and don't forget a trans cooler, esp with a convertor smaller than 10 inches! Then get a set of gears and some DR's. A PI swap, exhaust, CAI, plenum and TB. You will own. Then get some N2O. That's most of what I am doing, minus suspension and a few other small things here and there....

 

Stick with the auto, build it and your car will be extremley consistant. I'd rather have a beefed up auto than a stock stick. They're so much better and consistant...No driver error

 

With a built auto you only have have two modes of travel, and that's fast and stop. At least with a stick you can regulate how long it takes you to get to 60m/h. Like on a date with a chick...or a guy...which-ever you prefer.