Dude your pathetically wrong, when ur car is standard, A. u control the shifts at certain rpms, speeds etc etc. and 2 a stock automatic transmission... and again i reitterate STOCK will always have a period of lag from when u hit the gas to when it actually reacts to you hitting the gas. In a standard, u hit the gas and the car goes. The standard wins

 

jesus after reading this entire retarded thread why did you bring it back up???

 

you also have to factor in the fact that an auto is usually 4 speed...a stick 5 speed so the gearing is different...of course a really built auto would be faster because it is computer controled but the stick for the most part on street is going to be fast stock vs. stock

 

OMG!!!

OB, I can't believe you let this go on as long as you did!!

 

stick is faster

 

I've never heard someone call a manual a "standard" [&:]

 

lol must be upstate new york talk??

 

Oh no not this debate again.......

[sm=lockeddance.gif]..But yea a manual is often called a standard shift.

 

alright first alot of the new automatic trannys are 5 speed 6 speed or even 7 speed. (BMW M5, mercedes S class) cant we just stop beating this dead horse over this.

 

Look Guys I am sooooo Sorry for bringing this up again but this thread was not piontless look at the various opinions that have came across!! First things first technolgy is amazing, and the new trannies are real kick *** both auto and Man, being both cars equiped with 3:73 gears and the same wieght... therefore run on a 1/4 tank of gas and take the spare tire and jack out should be about right in regards to wieght, I seriously think the auto might winn with everyday drivers in both. Is going to be phucking close anyways. And I am not biased at all I had a 01 Gt with a stick and now have a 88 with an auto had the best of both worlds. There was this one time I raced an 88 Stick( the guy was pretty bad) all I had done to my car was no cats into some ravin mufflers at the time, other guy had bassani exaust, MAF and 70mm TB CAI, I lost to him in the 1/4 by MAYBE a foot. There is WAY to many factors involved with sticks. Thats why this dude has a piont you would have to run like 10 times to get a good conclussion.

Any Other Thoughts?

Schwindt