"That car's hot, man... oh wait, too bad it's an Auto..."
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Talk about feeling insecure, seems we have to try and pump themselves up.
Easy to see why too, seems our Automatic are one dimensional straight line 1/8 & 1/4 vehicles and winning against a manual trans car is dependent on the driver of that car being a slow shifter or better yet missing a shift....
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I'm in process of two LS automatics builds, and both are Second generations of America's only Sport car. That's not an Automatic friendly group..
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One of the build I didn't even bother to post build about here. See rather than run from the manual transmission competition, I'm going to try and compete in the real world with them, where HP/TQ power band, handling and breaking along with driver's skill other than putting transmission in DRIVE and stomping on the gas peddle is required.
I'm going to try and compete with the Pro Touring manual transmission cars in auto crossing and close circuit road course events as well as drag strip, so I posted it's build on Pro Touring Forum.
Now I have to be able to downshift and up-shift more than just once too. No eating, drinking, talking on phone or girlfriend now....LOL
This is where you learn that those wide gear splits where you think being able to stay in 2 gear to 132 MPH, you can accelerate faster to that 132 MPH than a car that has the mechanical advantage of 2 more gears to help their engine accelerate to that same speed.
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You ever wonder what happen when your trying to power out of a slow curve with a Torque converter that flashes to 3200-4400 rpm when you stomp the throttle? Or how your brakes will hold up with no engine breaking to help haul the car's speed down? How about how your suspension is going to react to taking corners are just breaking to get into a corner?
One of the fastest growing motor sports is Auto Crossing, and If your "Young and Dumb" or like me, just "Old and Stupid" to try and be competitive, bring your automatic into the 3 dimensional world of a Pro Touring Class Car where your driving skills are more important than being able to find "D", stage and leave on the green light.
Believe me, I'm trying hard to make one of my automatic car competitive.
Brakes holding up and right Torque converter choice are my biggest concerns with car. Ever ask TQ Converter vendor to spec a converter where you will be down shifting as much as up-shifting and powering out of curves?
Will be running 3.55 rear end, so my 4th gear drive ratio with 28.3 dia rear tire will be 4.18, with a top speed at 6500 RPM of 134 MPH.
Rear wheel track has been increased to 4.0 inches wider than stock and and front is 1.5 inches wider in effort to improve handling. Front's track is still wider by 1.0 inch than rear and I can run up to a 12.6" crossection rear tire and 10.43" and maybe 11.03" crossection's on fronts.
Hope to see some of you with automatic in the 3 dimensional world of Pro Touring. Beat a manual there and watch them
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Last edited by poorhousenext; 08-20-2010 at 07:47 PM. Reason: 4th is 4.18 drive ratio not 5th
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I have a 99 Z28 A4 with longtubes, ls6 intake, 4" single all the way back, and a lid, no stall yet, but I have an issue getting traction from a stop, and when it shifts around 30-40 it will spin more.... will a stall help me gain some traction or not? I am running pretty sticky 275s all the way around??? I want a stall and cam, but all the power will not matter if I cant get it to hook.
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I have a 99 Z28 A4 with longtubes, ls6 intake, 4" single all the way back, and a lid, no stall yet, but I have an issue getting traction from a stop, and when it shifts around 30-40 it will spin more.... will a stall help me gain some traction or not? I am running pretty sticky 275s all the way around??? I want a stall and cam, but all the power will not matter if I cant get it to hook.
What brand are your tires? 275 drag radials shouldn't spin second on a basically stock car.
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they arent drag radials, there some directional tire with a traction rating of AA and a tread wear of 295... just got the car, lol. first ls1 f body, have had a few lt1s. i have a hand held crane programmer and the dude had adjusted the fuel and timing and the shift firmness. It has a weld in subframe connector and some other hotchkis suspension do dads. sitting on stock coils though. how do drag radials hold up for daily driving and in the corners?
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I don't know if this subject has been touched but my friend at work gave me the same **** about not getting a manual. We walked out to my car to show him I had basically no room for a clutch. With my size 15 work boots I maybe had 2-3 inches of room in between my foot and the brake. The only time I would feel comfortable driving stick would be if I took my shoes off every time I left work. I love my A4 and haven't had one regret, except for maybe the gas mileage
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check the drag strips almost all cars [or at least the winners] run auto's. I can light my tires up with every shift just like a gear tranny, and I NEVER miss a shift or worry about blowing the motor.
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Seems that 4.03 first gear with 3.42 ratio rear gearing isn't that bad after all....LOL
I believe that 6L80E when South on him recently.
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What that video proves is all you auto experts were wrong about a 6L80E trans 1st to 2nd gear split making it a dog on strip....LOL
Seems that 4.03 first gear with 3.42 ratio rear gearing isn't that bad after all....LOL
I believe that 6L80E when South on him recently.
Seems that 4.03 first gear with 3.42 ratio rear gearing isn't that bad after all....LOL
I believe that 6L80E when South on him recently.
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get a th350 with a manaul valve body and shift it next to them, they will be like what the hell just happened i thought he was an auto. Had some fun with my friend from a dead stop one night and when we got to the next light he said damn everytime i shifted i would pull half a car before he grabbed the next gear. i just smiled