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Originally Posted by dieseldave24v
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A Automatic transmission can be faster to 60 and in the 1/4.....bottom line. Doesnt matter who says what or what you have heard.
Let me explain the above statment. A auto CAN be faster than a manual if it is tuned right. This would require the correct stall covertor, matched to the cam profile and HP and TQ curves, plus the weight of the car. A shitft kit can make it shift fast and violently, but will get you better times. It is humanly impossible to shift a manual tranny faster than a auto can.
On the flip side of this in 99.9% of street aplications a experianced driver can turn a better ET with a manual.
Unless you are willing to do your homework on stall converters, shift kits and gearing go with the manual.
With a purpose built racing auto the car becomes very un street friendley.
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I have a 3800 and it's shift extension is around 5300-5400 between shifts and there is no more lag with the 4L60. I have a good tranny tune and no codes and love driving it. At with 3900 lbs. on the starting line, with no transbrake or anything, I've gotten a best of a 1.6X 60', which would almost be impossible with a manual-equipped car, with similar mods' to mine. Having said that, it isn't nearly as fun as powershifting and rowing through the gears, like my LT1 was, so it depends on if you like shifting for yourself that much or whether or not you can stand traffic, I guess. I haven't driving GM's new sx-speeds yet, but I think you can't loose either way. Auto' trannys are the way to go if you drag race, but they aren't as much fun, and a stick is more fun in every other dicipline.
JMVHO
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Originally Posted by Scott@Bjorn3D
Yeah sticks are fun, I got an auto though since I have alot of stop and go traffic and do get alot of phone calls for work and do not want to worry about shifting.
Compared to my V6 accord coupe and my acura RL this car is going to rock and be very quick even with the auto.
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