asking for a friend actually whats the difference (engine wise) with the auto and manual machs, is it just cast crank in autos and forged in manuals??

 

yep....

 

yep go for the stick

 

i like slappin my stick around, and it can handle the abuse, but aside for the cast crank in the auto, i believe it shifts at the same points the GT's do

 

yea red line in alot less in the auto due to the iron crank

 

The crank actually has nothing to do with the autos having a lower shift point. Its all in the transmission/torque converter. The stock torque converter starts ballooning at those high rpms.
And the problem with the transmission as explained by Darrin(BC Automotive):
"On your stock transmissions there is a snap ring that holds the intermediate one way clutch in place and this snap ring really sucks for rpm holding capability. You don't know how many transmissions that I see where the main failure started with that snap ring coming off."

 

ah i stand corrected. good to know thou

 

yeah the guys still gonna get the auto i think, it was a retarded price like 10k for an auto mach with 52k on it or something close, thats a decent price for an 03 gt let alone a mach.

 

10k for a mach 3k for a competition c4 another 3 k for a used 2.1 KB and BAM 430rwhp of accuracy and consistent times down the 1320 or i guess 1000 now

 

and expect to hold back another 4k for a built motor when things go wrong.