hows the auto
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Ive owned both and, they're both fun to drive. But I do luv my auto. The little diablo tune I put on it really woke up the trans. I dont even have a stall and ive ran a best of 13.0 @ 107. And as for 6spd's being faster, They can be and autos can be faster. It all depends on what you want. And, yes you should keep the wife happy!
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I had an auto 04 gto a few years back and all i can say is if you want a sporty cruiser get and auto if you want a sports car to cruise in get the 6 speed. I have a 6 speed now and absolutley love it. After owning the gto i swore id never buy another automatic again takes all the fun out of driving. IMO
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what a 3200 converter can do for you.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkOnR3vbNSI
This is a 2nd gear pull at the start of the video, about 3/4 throttle, not enough to make it downshift to first :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMvlo_2s_s
This is a forced low rpm hold in 2nd going full throttle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napcHyy5WZA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkOnR3vbNSI
This is a 2nd gear pull at the start of the video, about 3/4 throttle, not enough to make it downshift to first :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMvlo_2s_s
This is a forced low rpm hold in 2nd going full throttle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napcHyy5WZA
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As for all of the talk of making an auto faster than an M6, that's only in a straight line. Try to take that stalled thing to the auto-X/road race and it's a different story...
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Copy that. I drove a Mazda 6 with the auto-stick the other day and that's even more fun than the brain-dead-matic in my T/A.
As for all of the talk of making an auto faster than an M6, that's only in a straight line. Try to take that stalled thing to the auto-X/road race and it's a different story...
As for all of the talk of making an auto faster than an M6, that's only in a straight line. Try to take that stalled thing to the auto-X/road race and it's a different story...
trick is to drop the auto selector into 2nd (or 3rd) while taking curvy roads and it makes a night and day difference. when you back off the throttle, you won't shift into overdrive and you've got better feedback overall.
i see you're in san diego... if you aren't stalled, you can drive mine and you can see what it feels like - you'll forget all about that mazda.
if you ever want to push your tires and brakes to the limit, check out mesa grande rd.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...81789&t=h&z=13
just watch out for any apexes around gravel driveways (there's only a few houses on the road).
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if you ever want to push your tires and brakes to the limit, check out mesa grande rd.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...81789&t=h&z=13
just watch out for any apexes around gravel driveways (there's only a few houses on the road).