My 2001 WS6 is almost stock, except for trans. tuning using EFILive.
I firm up the shift pressures, reduce the shift times, reduce the shift torque reduction;
At very light throttle it shifts nice and lite and quick, as I intended;
At 40+% throttle it shifts with firm feel and nice loud tire bark;
Rolling 25 MPH WOT downshift to 1st spins tires alot across the intersection
(ha, ha, scares the wits out of the ricer trying to fly past me from behind at 55+ MPH).
People who ride in my WS6 are impressed at how it shifts.

 

I just tell them I got an auto cause I'm skeered to go to fast.
I took all the Z28 badging off too.
But The sound kind of gives it away though

 

Same here.

 

hmm.... i have a manual vavle body th350... totally different from the stock a4... when i shift.... you know it... that was the only thing i didnt like about my stock a4... very weak soggy shifts... now me likey

 

I have no problem with my AUTOMATIC TA.....my girlfriend has a manual sentra. She always tells me that real race cars have 3 pedals, I tell her real race cars have 8 cylinders

 

I'm happy with my auto
Those that choose me may not be.
Hawk

 

i was talking to this girl with a 03/04 Cobra who works with my friend. My friend was trying to get her to race me and she asks " what do you have ?" my friend responded for me with " camaro" (this is the part that gets me) she asks " is it an SS ?" I respond with "no, its a Z28" her: " oh, haha ok then".............stupid girls

 

as most people when i see an aout i think thats its slower in most cars. after i got my m6 and read a bunch on ls1tech and learned what a stall was.
but im 19 and i like to shift my car.
maby the next car would be auto.

not to many people understand what can be done to autos

 

Usually their last trash talking words before I kill them are "whats a aftermarket converter dude"

 

no hate here either, I love my manual, but sometimes wishing I would have bought a Auto ... two main reasons I got a M6 is
1. I wanted one
2. Wife can't drive a stick

HAHA

 

i have an auto but if properly setup and driven a stick car should/will always be faster.... they dont drag as much HP as a auto... plus racing manual transmissions have the upper edge as they can adjust the clutch, this is a big advantage on a slippery track...

but an auto is more consistent and not as hard to drive.... which in turn usually wins races.. consistency is the key in my book.

 

I usually respond to a manual guy with these three questions:

When, where, and how much?

It hasn't let me down yet.

That's a good book. I also own a copy.

 

you guys do realize that the quickest/fastest accelerating wheel'd vehicles in the world have a clutch right? i myself have a th400/5800rpm stall but was just making the point that the clutch is quickest...Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Alcahol Funny Car, Alcahol Dragster, and some ProMods all use clutches although Alcahol Funny Car is allowing a lenco with a torque converter now but there's only about 3 guys i've seen running them and they aren't near competitive yet since noone has a good converter out for them yet.

 

You do realize that all the fastest F-bodies are autos right? If not then here is some proof.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/etdb.php

I don't see too many manuals in that top 20 list.

 

They also can only go in a straight line, upshifting only. and replace the clutch after every run.

 

That sounded really familiar...yeah I said that.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...55#post1189155

 

...and your point is???

Sooo....because funny cars and dragsters use clutches...some how we're to believe that street cars must physically shift a stick? For someone, other than a pro driver to coose to physically shift his trans instead of allowing a computer to do it many times faster, is just plain simple backwoods thinking, IMO, unless the driver just prefers the fun of shifting instead of the fun of winning. In that case, you might as well get off this much too fast computer and start mailing your posts in, the OLD fashioned way. Funny cars and dragsters huh?...talk about comparing apples to oranges. Geezzz...get a grip.

 

I haven't run across any funny cars on the street yet.

 

the point is that for the ultimate in holding power and tunability a clutched transmission of whatever kind is optimal. and i do believe that one of the fastest of the LSX crowd both have clutched transmissons. (Casper and the Hardcore GTO) for a STREET car a T56 setup would be my choice, but as in my case for a track car (which may see limited street time) an auto/stall setup is more optimal for me.

 

You guys are getting me pumped about my stall etc. going in next week!