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I've had standard auto, shift kitted auto (good fun - For those not aware I had it switched under my left foot so I could turn it on or off whenever required...), T5 and now T5 with short throw shifter.
Which is most fun?
Auto with shift kit engaged and LSD. Gawd help you. For driving aggressively in any weather T5 with short shifter and Exeedy Heavy Duty clutch, LSD. For getting from zero to twenty T5 with short shifter and good clutch work For getting from 30km/h to end of quarter mile Auto with shift kit engaged and LSD. Which is going to last longest?
Auto Race car driving Manual (do you downshift with an auto to get engine braking... I do....) Drags Auto (ain't no way your T5 is going to cope with your 400kw car week after week... Which brings me to suggest the TKO... Am I getting out of the scope of this thread here?.....) As for slow kick downs -0-0- Put the selector in the gear you want WELL before you actually need it... Just be careful in the wet, going down hills etc. And be prepared to use twice as much petrol as you're sitting around 4,000 rpm a hell of a lot. As for TURBO AUTO's.,.... Vomit. TURBO REQUIRES MANUAL. My three cents. |
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TROYMAN wrote: other than the strength differences! keeping in mind that both auto and manual can be strengthend i look at it this way.. most drag cars are auto of some sort, can be faster in gear changing and acceleration. and curcuit cars are.... manual! for choosing the right gear braking into and accelerating out of a corner. this is where the auto kick down would suck.. so it depends what you want? do you want a car that just drags off the line? or a car that has a sporty nimble acceleration in and out of corners aswell as being competative in acceleration?? i know what i would choose...  This says it all!!! i know what i would choose too  My short shift gets a pritty quick shift to just depends on how quick u are really.
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manual is fun, and lets you actually pick the right gear for every situation unlike BTR's
but auto is a better choice for a daily driver, especially if your car sees alot of peak traffic or your just too lazy to be changing gears all the time...... which is why i went back to auto
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zf 6 speed ftw!!!! can't complain about how responsive that kickdown is:P and even around corners the performace mode is a blast knows just when to shift
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brad17djr wrote: zf 6 speed ftw!!!! can't complain about how responsive that kickdown is:P and even around corners the performace mode is a blast knows just when to shift quiet you. not everyone has a big a** loan or a daddy who buys them a new car 
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fiend wrote: I've had standard auto, shift kitted auto (good fun - For those not aware I had it switched under my left foot so I could turn it on or off whenever required...), T5 and now T5 with short throw shifter. Which is most fun?
Auto with shift kit engaged and LSD. Gawd help you. For driving aggressively in any weather T5 with short shifter and Exeedy Heavy Duty clutch, LSD. For getting from zero to twenty T5 with short shifter and good clutch work For getting from 30km/h to end of quarter mile Auto with shift kit engaged and LSD. Which is going to last longest?
Auto Race car driving Manual (do you downshift with an auto to get engine braking... I do....) Drags Auto (ain't no way your T5 is going to cope with your 400kw car week after week... Which brings me to suggest the TKO... Am I getting out of the scope of this thread here?.....) As for slow kick downs -0-0- Put the selector in the gear you want WELL before you actually need it... Just be careful in the wet, going down hills etc. And be prepared to use twice as much petrol as you're sitting around 4,000 rpm a hell of a lot. As for TURBO AUTO's.,.... Vomit. TURBO REQUIRES MANUAL. My three cents. turbo 6 speed typhoon = no boost loss in gear changes.. |
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FORDom wrote: fiend wrote: I've had standard auto, shift kitted auto (good fun - For those not aware I had it switched under my left foot so I could turn it on or off whenever required...), T5 and now T5 with short throw shifter. Which is most fun?
Auto with shift kit engaged and LSD. Gawd help you. For driving aggressively in any weather T5 with short shifter and Exeedy Heavy Duty clutch, LSD. For getting from zero to twenty T5 with short shifter and good clutch work For getting from 30km/h to end of quarter mile Auto with shift kit engaged and LSD. Which is going to last longest?
Auto Race car driving Manual (do you downshift with an auto to get engine braking... I do....) Drags Auto (ain't no way your T5 is going to cope with your 400kw car week after week... Which brings me to suggest the TKO... Am I getting out of the scope of this thread here?.....) As for slow kick downs -0-0- Put the selector in the gear you want WELL before you actually need it... Just be careful in the wet, going down hills etc. And be prepared to use twice as much petrol as you're sitting around 4,000 rpm a hell of a lot. As for TURBO AUTO's.,.... Vomit. TURBO REQUIRES MANUAL. My three cents. turbo 6 speed typhoon = no boost loss in gear changes.. 6 speed auto= launch on boost with no wheel spin...
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haha sorry mate but i ernt all the coin my self and bought both my cars myself i had a el xr6 too it was a shift kitted auto:)
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green machine wrote: FORDom wrote: fiend wrote: As for TURBO AUTO's.,.... Vomit. turbo 6 speed typhoon = no boost loss in gear changes..TURBO REQUIRES MANUAL. 6 speed auto= launch on boost with no wheel spin... 6 speed auto= launch on boost with no wheel spin. Bored yet? Man that sounds crap. You gotta be able to turn that "function" off right? Must admit to liking the no boost loss in gear changes. Always had a crazy thought that blow off valves were all s**t. Keep the turbo spinning from one gear into the next I say. Like my old Mazda...... Turbo spun up, slam in the next gear and you have a bit of a rubber band effect from still having some PSI at the inlet. Whatever. It worked. Auto and Turbo just feels wrong. I drove one pretty quick little Soobie with that set up for quite a while and it was a b**ch to get moving well around the twisty, hilly, windy countryside roads that I know and love from motorbike craziness all those years ago. You could still get it kicking some manual evo IV and Celica butt (even bet a bloody Nissan Skyline once - but he must have been a p***y, or thought the Soobie was way hotter than it actually was so buttoned off after me trying to under take and over take and getting the nose up to his front wheel before hammering the anchors on to give him road room...) ZF six speeds aside... Never driven one, don't have a clue. Wouldn't mind giving it a go. Maybe DATA_MINE wouldn't say no to me driving around his local circuit with his flappy paddles? Then again.... Your gearbox is worth three times the price of my entire car by the way. |
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Has no one heared of a full manual valve body..
best of both worlds if you ask meIve had 351clevo's with a top loader and a c4 behind them, there is no doubt that a top loader or manual is heaps of fun to drive but an auto with a full manual valve body and a good converter gives you all the benifits of an auto with the fun of a manual ...
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why is it that when u are after a good 1/4mile or a good 0-100 people suggest manuel
if you guys here have said ( most of u) that autos are better for those two things
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because the BTR has s**t gearing.
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Steady ED wrote: because the BTR has s**t gearing. Yup, but i really dont thing you can beat a BTR with a high stall, shiftkit and 4.11's
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GeZza200 wrote: Steady ED wrote: because the BTR has s**t gearing. Yup, but i really dont thing you can beat a BTR with a high stall, shiftkit and 4.11's Yes, you can.....sh!t top speed!...............LOL
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cjh wrote: GeZza200 wrote: Steady ED wrote: because the BTR has s**t gearing. Yup, but i really dont thing you can beat a BTR with a high stall, shiftkit and 4.11's Yes, you can.....sh!t top speed!...............LOL The 4th gear in BTR is very long as well. with 4.11's @5800rpm you will be doing 252kph. Which i think most of our 4.0L wouldn't even get there.
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