I don't regret it at all. Drove both and prefer the automatic. With my tuner, the 1-2 upshift is whenever I want it to be when at W.O.T., all it takes is about 2 minutes on the tuner and I can change it.It will handle the power as well as a stick, each has their weak points (i.e. the stock clutch on a stick). With a decent tune, there are very few people who could out drag the auto with a stick. As far as control, if it's in 5th and I want to be in 4th,I click the OD off button; if it's in4th and I want to be in 3rd,I move the shifter back a notch; etc., etc. or I can just floor it and it will put me in a happy place.
Even with the canned Diablo tunes, my trans is like a totally different one from the stock trans. It shifts better and is much more predictable.
Point is, with a SC, neither trans will truly go the distance with out a little help. When I get my SC, I will be adding a deep pan and a good cooler at the very least. Leaving any transmission bone stock with well over 50% more power than stock is just a bad idea.

 

navyscott-

how easy is it to connect and use the tuner? which do you reccomend?

 

Nope.

 

Yes, but it was also attached to a V6, which was the bigger regret.

See sig, happy now. Yep, it's a V* 5 speed!

 

I had manual transmissions all the way up until I met my Wife. It has not been a problem since then as I have been driving larger, four door sedans and trucks up until I purchased my mustang.

Then I wanted a Mustang. I got the “no auto no Mustang� line so opted for the automatic transmission. I have to say I was very disappointed with the cars performance at first, while it did have decent power and acceleration, it was clear the tune was running in Granny mode and the car was performing nowhere near its potential. A good friend of mine has a stick; if I had ridden in both with my eyes closed I would have told you they were two different cars.

Then I discovered the CAI Tune.

I am running Doug’s 93 race tune. I was fortunate enough to meet him and his portable Dyno in Oklahoma last year. Since then Doug has sent me several tweaks. I have had the adaptive learning feature disabled, have my torque converter locking at 40MPH in second gear, and have made tweaks to the OD settings so the car no longer shifts into OD unless I’m doing at least 55MPH. Combined with the new shift points, my car drives exactly like I would drive a stick with the exception that I never miss a shift and am not bothered in traffic. I gave my friend with a manual a ride, and he was shocked with how hard the car pulled and how quickly it shifted. His exact words were “holy chit�.

As for controlling the auto, this is something I learned to do a long time ago. Auto’s do not drive you, if you know your cars shifting schedule well you can easily force a shift or delay one by utilizing your gas pedal. Then you have the selector in case you want to force a lower gear (I no longer do this since getting the tune). I have had the occasional “you got an automatic mustang� line from friends or coworkers, but a quick drive shuts them up real fast when she barks the tires shifting into 3’rd around 60MPH!

In short, I love my Mustang, I love the automatic transmission, and I would not trade it for a manual under any circumstances. Once I get her blown I am sure I will come to appreciate the transmission even more. Not to mention my ’67 GTA badges would not work on a manual!

Tim

 

First of all, ^^^excellent post^^^
In reply to Thief of Hearts-
"So simple, even a caveman could do it." haha
But seriously, I have the Diablosport and it's great. You really can't go wrong with either the SCT or the Diablosport. there are certain features that are unique to each tuner and have been covered in many other threads. Do a search for Diablo vs. SCT, I believe there's a good thread there somewhere. Most people on here will advise you to go with whatever your local performance shop supports.
I look at it like this, unless you are getting some very serious modifications done, just go with which ever one you want. With most common bolt-ons, you can easily get email tunes from either Brenspeed or Bamachips (the two most popular). Brenspeed deals primarily with SCT and Bama does both. Oh and Brent is Brenspeed and Doug is Bamachips. You'll be glad you dealt with either one of themwhen and if you do.

 

nope, dont regret anything bc i have a 5 spd. lol.

 

Had second thoughts thinking I was losing some speed,until I read on the forum here that unless you are quite the "regular" at the track, the autos beat the manuals every time. Put a 93 Brenspeed tune on it and like the other guy said - it barks in third. No regrets!!!

 

No regrets at all. And yes, I've beaten a manual too..easily I might add. Of course I had
a CAI/tune. He had me just by a fender at the launch..but once my rpm's got up to 4000
or so I pulled ahead by a fender. Butwhen that BAMA tuned auto kicked into 2nd it was c'ya!