383 LT1 SR cam 88mm turbo HD VIDEO part 6 Dyno tuning
05-09-2011, 05:06 PM
#41
What if he has (or has plans for) a Mcleod softlok slipper and a fully faceplated race built T56?
The difference in the 1/4 IF THE CAR IS SETUP PROPERLY FOR IT and if the driver can drive (which Aleks can) wouldn't be huge compared to an auto and a stall.
Problem is people never take the time to make a manual trans work, but they have a LOT of advantages.
If it was strictly a drag car, then hell yeah stalled auto all the way. I just get sick of people thinking you HAVE TO run a stalled auto to be fast. It's mostly the GM crowd and I just dont get it.
9 second mustangs and slower the norm is to have a stick... They're everywhere. But most people in the GM crowd think you have gotta have a stalled auto to run better than 12s
/RANT
05-09-2011, 06:04 PM
#43
You have zero way of knowing that.
What if he has (or has plans for) a Mcleod softlok slipper and a fully faceplated race built T56?
The difference in the 1/4 IF THE CAR IS SETUP PROPERLY FOR IT and if the driver can drive (which Aleks can) wouldn't be huge compared to an auto and a stall.
Problem is people never take the time to make a manual trans work, but they have a LOT of advantages.
If it was strictly a drag car, then hell yeah stalled auto all the way. I just get sick of people thinking you HAVE TO run a stalled auto to be fast. It's mostly the GM crowd and I just dont get it.
9 second mustangs and slower the norm is to have a stick... They're everywhere. But most people in the GM crowd think you have gotta have a stalled auto to run better than 12s
/RANT
What if he has (or has plans for) a Mcleod softlok slipper and a fully faceplated race built T56?
The difference in the 1/4 IF THE CAR IS SETUP PROPERLY FOR IT and if the driver can drive (which Aleks can) wouldn't be huge compared to an auto and a stall.
Problem is people never take the time to make a manual trans work, but they have a LOT of advantages.
If it was strictly a drag car, then hell yeah stalled auto all the way. I just get sick of people thinking you HAVE TO run a stalled auto to be fast. It's mostly the GM crowd and I just dont get it.
9 second mustangs and slower the norm is to have a stick... They're everywhere. But most people in the GM crowd think you have gotta have a stalled auto to run better than 12s
/RANT
05-09-2011, 09:26 PM
#49
Although a stalled auto maybe be a better setup than the T56... but it's not the end all platform for a drag car!
05-09-2011, 10:35 PM
#54
Nope, but exactly how many 1000 rwhp stick cars have you driven? Hell, how many 600rwhp ones have you?
There's really no room to argue that fact - a car with that much power will be faster with a stalled auto then a manual, period.
I don't need to have owned one to know that - I've seen even modest hp cars swap to autos and run quicker...and the gap grows along with the power.
Its not a matter of not being a good driver. I haven't seen too many people row gears better then Taner, and even he has admitted that his car would run quicker with an auto.
I love stick cars - they are fun as hell to drive and are the only option for an autocross car, but at the track a stalled auto is the way to go...and let's be honest here, even if he turns the boost down every once in a while to go to a car show or weekend cruise, this is a track car.
There's really no room to argue that fact - a car with that much power will be faster with a stalled auto then a manual, period.
I don't need to have owned one to know that - I've seen even modest hp cars swap to autos and run quicker...and the gap grows along with the power.
Its not a matter of not being a good driver. I haven't seen too many people row gears better then Taner, and even he has admitted that his car would run quicker with an auto.
I love stick cars - they are fun as hell to drive and are the only option for an autocross car, but at the track a stalled auto is the way to go...and let's be honest here, even if he turns the boost down every once in a while to go to a car show or weekend cruise, this is a track car.
05-10-2011, 12:21 AM
#55
Nope, but exactly how many 1000 rwhp stick cars have you driven? Hell, how many 600rwhp ones have you?
There's really no room to argue that fact - a car with that much power will be faster with a stalled auto then a manual, period.
I don't need to have owned one to know that - I've seen even modest hp cars swap to autos and run quicker...and the gap grows along with the power.
Its not a matter of not being a good driver. I haven't seen too many people row gears better then Taner, and even he has admitted that his car would run quicker with an auto.
I love stick cars - they are fun as hell to drive and are the only option for an autocross car, but at the track a stalled auto is the way to go...and let's be honest here, even if he turns the boost down every once in a while to go to a car show or weekend cruise, this is a track car.
There's really no room to argue that fact - a car with that much power will be faster with a stalled auto then a manual, period.
I don't need to have owned one to know that - I've seen even modest hp cars swap to autos and run quicker...and the gap grows along with the power.
Its not a matter of not being a good driver. I haven't seen too many people row gears better then Taner, and even he has admitted that his car would run quicker with an auto.
I love stick cars - they are fun as hell to drive and are the only option for an autocross car, but at the track a stalled auto is the way to go...and let's be honest here, even if he turns the boost down every once in a while to go to a car show or weekend cruise, this is a track car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltYLS_KZQV8
05-10-2011, 01:17 AM
#56
There's not going to be such a huge difference between a jerico/liberty/lenco with an adjustable clutch and a t56 with an adjustable clutch, especially on a turbo car with a wider powerband as opposed to a 9000rpm NA motor that needs a 5 speed with close ratios to keep it above 8000rpm.
05-10-2011, 02:12 AM
#57
I fail to see how 8,000+ dollar clutchless pro stock transmissions somehow got into a coversation about LT1s 
. Of course a Liberty setup is superior to a 4"60e, its also three times as much and AFAIK has never been used on an LT car 
.
Calling them "manuals" is a bit of a stretch isn't it? More of a direct-drive MVB automatic. Might as well bring up dual clutched paddle shifted transmissions too...
. Of course a Liberty setup is superior to a 4"60e, its also three times as much and AFAIK has never been used on an LT car .Calling them "manuals" is a bit of a stretch isn't it? More of a direct-drive MVB automatic. Might as well bring up dual clutched paddle shifted transmissions too...
