The Ghost

DO NOT COUNT OUT THE AUTO!!!! Get a tune and work out your shift profiles. I have done many hours of trial and error and street and strip tuning my auto's shift points (upshift and downshift) I have it now so that i will unconditionally beat any stock stick and will hang with (at least all i have encountered) tuned sticks. My secret is putting the power to the ground. I concentrated on RPM and line presure to prevent the tires from breaking between shifts. And yes I had it breaking first and second and chirping third with my initial effort. I currently shift at 5900rpm 1-2 6000rpm 2-3 and 6300rpm 3-4 (I never make the 3-4 shift on the track so it lets my engine continue to pull through the traps). I have it set to give me a street rod feel when it shifts at part throttle, a little firm with not to much RPM as to make it jumpy. I got very aggressive on the downshifts at zero throttle and it comes down through the gears as if it's a standard being pulled down to help stop. With a little homework the auto is really a great set-up. My launches off the line have beaten every stick I have been up against. They come on stronger from 1-2 but so far I have had just enough jump to pull through that and get back into my power band. No shifting, no thought of RPM, just leave it in D. My only real complaint is that it shifts right before the 60ft so I get terrible 60ft. times. I am learning to ignore that now as my final times are right where they should be.