justinschmidt1

Yea, I guess they should feel slightly quicker since they obviously should have less drivetrain loss. I think shifting gears makes the car feel faster.

Lol, people that say stuff like that about autos have never been in a built auto and most likely are just insecure about their own cars...they probably are so ignorant they dont even know what a manual valve body is.

Anyone who knows anything about racing should have respect for a built auto.

Honestly, I miss banging gears but my car is a DD so I went auto instead of t56 and dont regret it one bit, especially when I go to the track and see comparable cars running 1.0-1.5 seconds slower than me. lol

justinschmidt1

No doubt, banging gears is fun but I disagree with the auto not being fun.

Yea, when you have a 13/14 second car, an auto is boring.

But there is no way you would hop in my car an throw the pedal to the floor without having a grin ear to ear after.

drhoward

Don't race the jeep from a dig, up top they don't pull nearly as hard as they do off the line.....at least mine doesn't

I've read about guys breaking into the 12's with stock srt8 jeeps but it doesn't seem very common, more bottom 13's

Stone629

I've only seen a handful of them run, but they have mostly been 13.3-13.5 at 101-103 mph. Anybody know how well they respond to tuning, bolt-ons, etc?

Explosive

Yea it's normally some lifted truck retard or someone who knows nothing about cars. Best thing I've seen out of the people I know was a hobbled fox that ran high 14's/low 15's lol....


This is true, but I'm glad I have the auto right now because once I've got boost I know I'm gonna love the auto at the strip. As of now, I'm a 13 second car and I don't think it's boring. I do think a convertor would make a huge difference but eh I'll wait till I build the trans to get a convertor.

Hell when my Mach was bone stock it'd put the car sideways on a WOT shift into second. Defiantly was not boring. I know my one friend was surprised as hell when I punched it and hit second and it let out a good squawk like a 5spd car. Of course now with the drag radials that doesn't happen. Sometimes I will feel it spin like 1/4 revolution then it hooks and they don't squawk.

Stone629

Love a tuned automatic, nothing like a high pressure shift at WOT, or tuning it so it always drops a gear at 3/4 throttle. Just wish our older cars were 6 or 7 speeds like the new ones instead of 4 speeds. Too much gap in gear to gear ratio with a 4 speed IMO, compared to what's out there in the modern world anyway.

Explosive

Even with my SCT tuner I notice a HUGE difference in my shifts.

Always wanted to try something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zx54zjDU4s

Stone629

That is nothing short sick. Bet a that trans is bullet proof.

Soldier GT

I tend to agree with everyone else. 2-V you should have it in the bag.. Jeep could put a hurting on you. Either way try to post a vid. GL!

z28th1s

The 2V you will have no problem with.

Just for comparison on my 13.03 pass my car ran an 8.36 in the 1/8 mile. On street tires you don't want to run the Jeep from a dig or a 1st gear roll because of the 2nd gear tire spin you get. From a good higher RPM 2nd gear roll I think you might be able to stay with him on the hit and slowly pull away from him as the MPH increases.

As 97 and 89LX said gear jammin' is in our blood!! We can hold our own in a gearbox!! There is nothing wrong with a good built automatic, I just don't care for them. My wife can get in one and mat the gas and run just as fast as I can (probably faster since she weighs 100 pounds less than me, LOL). Driving a fast stick car well isn't easy and there is a sense of accomplishment when you can!!

Also, don't forget that Pro Stock cars run a manual trans!!