Automatic trannies. what do you think?

i prefer a manual... its all about personal preferance, i guess? but i like a manual tranny because you have more control over your RMP's.. and you have one more gear in most cases.:2cents:

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Originally Posted by BLK JDM

Preach on Jaime!!

The fastest drag race cars import or domestic are autos!!! You can't beat the technology companies like GM have put into FWD or RWD automatics.

Turbo Supra Automatic trannies suck!!! They can't hold power and end of blowing up. Most high horsepower auto Supras or Lexi have TH400/350 or have been built by Level 10 or Powerhouse Racing. Even the Level 10 and Powerhouse upgrades for the Toyota trannies still have lots of problems. They don't last like the domestics.

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Hence why I have a TH400, and I even switched it from a 6spd!

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Originally Posted by ranj

How much do you hate automatic sports cars?

I'm strictly talking cars used for any kind or racing.
The only thing i would use an automatic tranny for is for the very unlikely chance i go rockcrawling but that's about it, i abosolutely hate auto's.
I have many friends who drive auto's, and even some who race them and are quite good at it, but i just really can't stand automatic cars. so tell me what you think.

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How hard is it LOL. Press the gas...

i have perfect shifts everytime,lol

Just the fact that automatics are costly when they fuck up bothers me, but it takes out all the fun in driving. If the individual had an injury preventing them from driving a manual, I find that as an exception.

i find the auto bugatii very nice

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Originally Posted by acura8851

i find the auto bugatii very nice

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and the auto SLR:goodjob:

I only like manuals in luxurious vehicles. Like an Escalade or like a Lexus or something.

This is an old topic that will never end !!!

I think Is preference. I drove a manual all day everyday through ATL traffic and it sucked!

My bitch car # 1 is an Auto and Is awsome to just step on it and drive and is confortable and all the bells and whistle I need...

My bitch car #2 is a 6 speed manual.... is def fun to drive with no traffic.. But I wont lie, The manual tranny helps when you are in and out of traffic.

A soccer mom car and a girly car.. yup.. :lmfao:

Unless your puttin down over 350 horse, I would never even think about it.

i hate them... i want to burn them!

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Originally Posted by sHpReLuDe

i hate them... i want to burn them!

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You just dont know do you? The people that say stuff like this have never been in or owned a car with more then 400hp.


Your pic in your sig is horrible, it hurts my eyes to look at it. Why not turn the camera upside down to take a shot?

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Originally Posted by RUSH

You just dont know do you? The people that say stuff like this have never been in or owned a car with more then 400hp.


Your pic in your sig is horrible, it hurts my eyes to look at it. Why not turn the camera upside down to take a shot?

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nope havent owned a car with that much hp.. been up to 300hp but thats it.. if i had a luxury car like a 750 or audi A8 then ya automatic is good.

And your telling me you would rather have an automatic Z06 corvette?

Like anything over ~750-800hp like modded supras ill take automatic.

and about my sig: alot of people actually rep'd me saying they love my sig. I get mixed opinions

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Originally Posted by sHpReLuDe

nope havent owned a car with that much hp.. been up to 300hp but thats it.. if i had a luxury car like a 750 or audi A8 then ya automatic is good.

And your telling me you would rather have an automatic Z06 corvette?

Like anything over ~750-800hp like modded supras ill take automatic.

and about my sig: alot of people actually rep'd me saying they love my sig. I get mixed opinions

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Ummm, yeah if the Zo6 had over 500hp. I was planning on doing a zo6 with the same tranny(th400) as my car. Then again a manual is fine to! You have know idea how a real auto acts.

The ones that rep'd you about your sig are the ones that will do the samething and think it looks cool! Too extreme of an angle!

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Originally Posted by RUSH

Ummm, yeah if the Zo6 had over 500hp. I was planning on doing a zo6 with the same tranny(th400) as my car. Then again a manual is fine to! You have know idea how a real auto acts.

The ones that rep'd you about your sig are the ones that will do the samething and think it looks cool! Too extreme of an angle!

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i belive the C6 Z06 is like 480hp,right?..i have a auto RX-7 right now,but im getting it ready to sell,and probbly get a 5speed Miata,never drove a stick before,it could get ugly

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Originally Posted by HypnoToad

i belive the C6 Z06 is like 480hp,right?..i have a auto RX-7 right now,but im getting it ready to sell,and probbly get a 5speed Miata,never drove a stick before,it could get ugly

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I wasnt saying that z06's have 500hp stock. I was saying that if it was a modded vette with a th400

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Originally Posted by RUSH

I wasnt saying that z06's have 500hp stock. I was saying that if it was a modded vette with a th400

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o,ok..got ya

hate them, but a buddy of mine just finished a auto LS eg...... weird but barks gears lol.

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Originally Posted by thinkskater

hate them, but a buddy of mine just finished a auto LS eg...... weird but barks gears lol.

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once again, its prolly less then 300hp!

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Originally Posted by RUSH

I wasnt saying that z06's have 500hp stock. I was saying that if it was a modded vette with a th400

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dont they have 505hp stock? and when i come to think about it, i drove a 400hp evo, stick.. fun as hell..

I miss my manual teggy... :( i'm left with the auto... i have plans to do a swap so i can be manual again though

torque converters FTL!!!

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Originally Posted by sHpReLuDe

dont they have 505hp stock?

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Yes they are rated at 505hp stock. I believe actually put every bit of that to the wheels aswell.

Man... some of you guys are lost here.

On little 4 cyl imports the autos generally suck because the engines barely make enough torque to spin the torque converter. The extra weight of an automatic just makes it worse. If you have a 4cyl (and a 6 in some cases) a manual is the way to go.

But on big V8's, you are probably better off with an auto. Some of those motors can rip right through a clutch. Not to mention the damage that can happen when you miss a shift (big block revving way past redline anyone?). And auto's allow for more consistency when drag racing. In bracket racing, where consistency is the goal rather than the lowest ET, auto's are nice to have. There are also reverse valve bodies and manual shifters available. Hell, I manually shifted the stock C4 in my Ford for a couple of weeks with no problems.

Street racers should all be rounded up and shot, so the choice is yours there. I prefer automatics for this task because their magazines have greater capacity and are easier to reload. That being said, nothing can beat the stopping power of a magnum chambered revolver.

For road racing the answer will always be manual. Having the control of a clutch, and the light weight of a manual is best. Same goes for auto-X.

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Originally Posted by NawzDawg!!1!

Man... some of you guys are lost here.

On little 4 cyl imports the autos generally suck because the engines barely make enough torque to spin the torque converter. The extra weight of an automatic just makes it worse. If you have a 4cyl (and a 6 in some cases) a manual is the way to go.

But on big V8's, you are probably better off with an auto. Some of those motors can rip right through a clutch. Not to mention the damage that can happen when you miss a shift (big block revving way past redline anyone?). And auto's allow for more consistency when drag racing. In bracket racing, where consistency is the goal rather than the lowest ET, auto's are nice to have. There are also reverse valve bodies and manual shifters available. Hell, I manually shifted the stock C4 in my Ford for a couple of weeks with no problems.

Street racers should all be rounded up and shot, so the choice is yours there. I prefer automatics for this task because their magazines have greater capacity and are easier to reload. That being said, nothing can beat the stopping power of a magnum chambered revolver.

For road racing the answer will always be manual. Having the control of a clutch, and the light weight of a manual is best. Same goes for auto-X.

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A lot of that is true but is faggish'ly put! Sorry but thats what it sounds like!

A manual valve body is where "you" have to shift it, a reverse Manual valve body, is where "you" shift it the opposite ,ie... back instead of forward(This is how mine is)
You dont just need an auto because you have a big ole V8 as you say, that was kind of homo of you to put! If your making the power and you want good times at the track then your not gonne get any faster times unless you go with an auto! Your trap is gonna be a lot higher with a manual but thats it.

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Originally Posted by sHpReLuDe

And your telling me you would rather have an automatic Z06 corvette?

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no such thing:no:

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Originally Posted by MKIV VR6

no such thing:no:

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Ummm, they make this thing called fabrication. I have a gm tranny in a toyota, I think you can have an auto in a Z06.

it all depends. i have a big ass truck now and it is so convenient having an automatic. if i lived in atlanta and had to drive through that hellacious traffic i would not want a stick. but if i had a car at all, it would be manual...but my truck is nifty :]

C6 Z06s are Auto or stick

So I didn't look to see if someone said this yet but there's only one advantage to an automatic...

more road head

notice I said more... you can still get it with a stick.

but otherwise...fuck automatics.

zombie thread

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Originally Posted by Nick

how can you be good at racing an auto. Just mash the gas and go.

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I take it you've never modded or raced an auto .....

You've got shift kits, manual valve bodies, reverse manual valve bodies, ratchet shifters, upgraded clutch packs, changeable lockup for your TCC.

If you have torque, having an auto is pretty decent.

Especially for drag racing, you can run a nice trans brake, and a big fat turbo, then spool the hell out of it off the line. Also, while you are rolling, you don't lose any boost during shifts.

I won't say all, but many a manual car have fallen to my automatic volvo due to its superior launch off the line (with a few tweaks done to it of course).

Autos suck on most small displacement 4cyl cars because they do not have the low end torque to spin up the torque converter as said earlier. Also, due to the fact that they are fwd, the main benefit of being able to spool the turbo off the line is lost because most of your hard launch will erupt into tire smoke. Also, the packaging of a fwd car makes it harder to cool an auto and thus, they hold less power.

However, if your experience is simply limited to fwd econoboxes, don't go bashing automatics until you've driven a car with one that is properly, or at least has had an attempt at having an auto that is properly set up.


OH and you can drift with an automatic.
www.bubbadrift.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chv6rF4cHuc

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Originally Posted by RUSH

A lot of that is true but is faggish'ly put! Sorry but thats what it sounds like!

A manual valve body is where "you" have to shift it, a reverse Manual valve body, is where "you" shift it the opposite ,ie... back instead of forward(This is how mine is)
You dont just need an auto because you have a big ole V8 as you say, that was kind of homo of you to put! If your making the power and you want good times at the track then your not gonne get any faster times unless you go with an auto! Your trap is gonna be a lot higher with a manual but thats it.

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listen up to this statement kiddies becuase its about the most accurate one in this thread.

i hate auto transmissions. why would you buy one unless you're like 70?

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Originally Posted by LiL PaKi

I miss my manual teggy... :( i'm left with the auto... i have plans to do a swap so i can be manual again though

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swap is done.. now I have an aunto tranny for sale... haha who wants to be an automatic?

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Originally Posted by sullen

i hate auto transmissions. why would you buy one unless you're like 70?

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if your car makes a lot of power and you want the trans together AND want to run a decent time at the drag strip

its funny how the fastest production cars in the world are automatics

but if were talking bout some civic,then manual is the way to go

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Originally Posted by HypnoToad

its funny how the fastest production cars in the world are automatics

but if were talking bout some civic,then manual is the way to go

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fwd econoboxes never do well with automatics, but because...lets face it, IA is basically a site of fwd econobox drivers (no offense to the honda crowd), there is going to be a lot of hate for them

Likewise, if we were to pose this same question to an American muscle site full of v8 powered muscle cars all running hte 1/4 mile, I'm willing to bet sentiments would be quite different.

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Originally Posted by HypnoToad

its funny how the fastest production cars in the world are automatics

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Since when?

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Originally Posted by fcman

Since when?

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what u call the veyron?

or SLR Mclaren.

thiers no clutch pedal,and it shifts for u..........sounds like a automatic