quick question
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From: under the hood
Some of us have been driving manual trannies for 30 years and as long as the good Lord is willing, and keeps both legs good, will drive them until we die.
I own both types of vehicles, manny tranny Mustang and auto Z28. I do not race any more (strip). If I was going to bracket race, then an auto would be in order. For day to day driving, I prefer "driving" a manual as opposed to "riding" in the automatic. But, I enjoy both cars.
NOOO they be stealin' my bucket
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From: Fort Brag NC (no longer in iraq)
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I see this more and more. For some reason people get the idea that automatics are slow. I get it all the freaking time. "Nice car" "oh its a auto" like its a waste of a car. Now i dont mind a good strait drive so dont get me wrong. Both my trucks and my MSP are all straits. But on the track the auto is extremely consistent mix that in with a good stall or even a good trans brake and it will go toe to toe with any "driver" in any T56 car.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Hermiston Oregon
i know what you mean when im out driving the 73 which is every day,people walk up to it and say wow nice car ohh its a auto,thats to bad.
or they they say posi and i say no one leger,thats to bad.or auto on the tree huh thats rare. Thats not a real SS it dosent have a wing and its not a 4spd. what does that have to do with it being a SS.there is just some really stupid people out there that cant think out side of the box cuase there stuck whatching the ricer moives and playing NFSD.
or they they say posi and i say no one leger,thats to bad.or auto on the tree huh thats rare. Thats not a real SS it dosent have a wing and its not a 4spd. what does that have to do with it being a SS.there is just some really stupid people out there that cant think out side of the box cuase there stuck whatching the ricer moives and playing NFSD.
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From: Yacolt,WA
Auto all day long for drag racing and a stick for road racing,by the way that Mustang is a 5 speed auto with a good low first gear and traction control,he'll spank you out of the hole if he knows how to drive.
My wife has an '05 Mustang V-6/auto,it romps off the line!
I've driven it enough to know I could pull a better hole shot with it than in my Z28 LT1/auto.
My wife has an '05 Mustang V-6/auto,it romps off the line!
I've driven it enough to know I could pull a better hole shot with it than in my Z28 LT1/auto.
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Boulder, CO
I know a lot of people who dissed autos and thought they were slow...then I let them ride in my car and they stop...funny how that works. Autos are better for drag racing, especially if you have a stall that fits your build. An auto Camaro with a stall will take a T56 all day long, but for some reason people don't seem to grasp that. On the other hand, if we were going auto-x I would prefer the manual since you rarely get out of 2nd or 3rd.
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: altoona pa
theres no one n this forum that can shift as fast and hold the power like a auto tranny autos are consistently pulling 5 speed u must let off the gas to shift ..... im not knocking 5 speeds cause i own one but i also have a auto the both have there ups and downs but autos are better for racing hands down and plus if you have over 500 hp and you are hammering on your ride and miss a gear its over rev time and probably braking something
NOOO they be stealin' my bucket
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From: Fort Brag NC (no longer in iraq)
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Auto all day long for drag racing and a stick for road racing,by the way that Mustang is a 5 speed auto with a good low first gear and traction control,he'll spank you out of the hole if he knows how to drive.
My wife has an '05 Mustang V-6/auto,it romps off the line!
I've driven it enough to know I could pull a better hole shot with it than in my Z28 LT1/auto.
My wife has an '05 Mustang V-6/auto,it romps off the line!
I've driven it enough to know I could pull a better hole shot with it than in my Z28 LT1/auto.
4.0 stang 0-60 in 6.9 seconds and 15.3 in the 1/4
LT1 auto 0-60 in 5.7 seconds and 14.1 in the 1/4
The stang might be able to pull a little better time but not 1.2 second in both the 0-60 and. Keep in mind the numbers above are for automatic LT1 Z28 cars. A higher modle T56 could probably cut a little better 0-60 as long as she had good traction.
Last edited by cbr600rx7; Feb 21, 2009 at 11:00 PM.
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anyway, just to let you guys know, we ran 3 races, and they were as close as they get. first one was from a stop, 2nd from a 20 roll, and 3rd from a 45 roll. i couldn't launch as good as i would've liked from a stop because of the tires, so most of 1st gear had some bad wheel spin. when i hit 2nd gear he had a pretty good lead on me, but by the end of 3rd gear we were even, and we stayed even the rest of the race. he claimed it was a tie, but i went ahead and gave the win to him, i know he edged me just a little. from a 20 roll, it was definitely my race, i beat him by half a car. and from a 45 roll, it was about the same.
those races were as fun as they get for me, especially the first one. apparently my baby still has some life left in her. after the race i showed him how many miles i had, should've seen the guy's face lol.
those races were as fun as they get for me, especially the first one. apparently my baby still has some life left in her. after the race i showed him how many miles i had, should've seen the guy's face lol.