Quote Originally Posted by Hmbre97
This has to be the dumbest statement I've ever heard. How does an "atomatic make up power on the road"? Is there something magical about the street which negates the parasitic loss that's only detected on the dyno? It must be a magic "atomatic"

I guess the parasitic loss of an automatic transmission over a stick doesn't matter on the street; only on the dyno .
I think you need to go back to jiffylube and work. An automatic is a heavier drivetrain which will read only on the dyno less power than it actually makes.Also automatics are faster cars. I don't know of anybody that can shift faster than an automatic.