Manual or Automatic
05-23-2005, 07:36 PM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
If you're going to go over ~450rwhp you should start thinkin about finding a new trans.
any ideas what a new transmission would cost?
05-23-2005, 08:29 PM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
From what I've read here, the auto tranny is only supposed to handle up to 400 rwhp, while the manual should be able to go up to around 450. I understand the SC makers are having to detune them to work with automatics, I'm not sure if any have been released yet. If you plan on going too crazy, you may want to go with a manual.
05-23-2005, 09:01 PM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
ORIGINAL: Shifty
Hey lets think for a second. Manual 3.55 gears, Auto 3.3x gears. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHICH IS GOING TO BE FASTER!!! Ford programs the auto so it shifts for best fuel economy, not for performance. The auto is very laggy and I could feel a huge difference when I drove the auto compared to a manual. If you got a good tune on the auto and some better gears, it would be much closer.
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ORIGINAL: drbobvs
Stock vs stock, Motor Trend got identical acceleration 0-60 times auto and manual. In my world that means in my hands the auto is faster b/c my ego isn't so big that I think I can shift a manual tranny as fast as an automobile magazine editor/ professional driver. Even if years of practice made me THAT good the 1-2 tenths of a second defference would'nt be noticable.
Stock vs stock, Motor Trend got identical acceleration 0-60 times auto and manual. In my world that means in my hands the auto is faster b/c my ego isn't so big that I think I can shift a manual tranny as fast as an automobile magazine editor/ professional driver. Even if years of practice made me THAT good the 1-2 tenths of a second defference would'nt be noticable.
Magazine writers are not hired because they can drive, they are hired because they can write.
05-23-2005, 09:47 PM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
ORIGINAL: Shifty
Hey lets think for a second. Manual 3.55 gears, Auto 3.3x gears. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHICH IS GOING TO BE FASTER!!! Ford programs the auto so it shifts for best fuel economy, not for performance. The auto is very laggy and I could feel a huge difference when I drove the auto compared to a manual. If you got a good tune on the auto and some better gears, it would be much closer.
Magazine writers are not hired because they can drive, they are hired because they can write.
ORIGINAL: drbobvs
Stock vs stock, Motor Trend got identical acceleration 0-60 times auto and manual. In my world that means in my hands the auto is faster b/c my ego isn't so big that I think I can shift a manual tranny as fast as an automobile magazine editor/ professional driver. Even if years of practice made me THAT good the 1-2 tenths of a second defference would'nt be noticable.
Stock vs stock, Motor Trend got identical acceleration 0-60 times auto and manual. In my world that means in my hands the auto is faster b/c my ego isn't so big that I think I can shift a manual tranny as fast as an automobile magazine editor/ professional driver. Even if years of practice made me THAT good the 1-2 tenths of a second defference would'nt be noticable.
Magazine writers are not hired because they can drive, they are hired because they can write.
05-23-2005, 09:52 PM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
ORIGINAL: Richard6669
So if i bought a supercharger then i would possibly have to get a new transmission since it would be over 450 rwhp(considering i would have an automatic)
any ideas what a new transmission would cost?
If you're going to go over ~450rwhp you should start thinkin about finding a new trans.
any ideas what a new transmission would cost?
05-23-2005, 10:02 PM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
ORIGINAL: Brain
From what I've read here, the auto tranny is only supposed to handle up to 400 rwhp, while the manual should be able to go up to around 450. I understand the SC makers are having to detune them to work with automatics, I'm not sure if any have been released yet. If you plan on going too crazy, you may want to go with a manual.
From what I've read here, the auto tranny is only supposed to handle up to 400 rwhp, while the manual should be able to go up to around 450. I understand the SC makers are having to detune them to work with automatics, I'm not sure if any have been released yet. If you plan on going too crazy, you may want to go with a manual.
Hp is not what kills a tranny... it is torque. Not to mention the engine block in our cars are made of aluminum. It was pirated from the Mach I. The rods and pistons in this engine can not handle much more than 10 lbs of boost. SO it is not just the tranny that can't handle the power.
05-24-2005, 01:12 AM
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RE: Manual or Automatic
A manual tranny gives the driver more control. Some would say it is funner. Down shifting is a plus if you are going to race on more than just a flat 1/4 mile track. I live in the Seattle area and the terrain is mostly hilly and curvy. But for me selecting the Manual tranny was more just about the feel of it, throwing the stick. My everyday driver is an automatic and having two would bore me to death. Boring daily driver, auto. Afterwork/weekend/road tripper, MANUAL.
It's just funner.
It's just funner.
