Need some help
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Get the auto, anyone who tells you that its not good unless its an m6 is a jackass. Besides I hate shifting it gets old and boring after a while for me. An auto is no slower than a m6, I assure you that they will both go the same top speed. Autos also last longer.
Originally Posted by Hot02SS
Get the auto, anyone who tells you that its not good unless its an m6 is a jackass. Besides I hate shifting it gets old and boring after a while for me. An auto is no slower than a m6, I assure you that they will both go the same top speed. Autos also last longer.
Originally Posted by WS6 Commin Soon
My buddy with the 99 Camaro pulls off a 1.77 60ft time. If I get an M6 what all mods do I need to compete?
if you want to race alot, do it right and put the 4.10's in a 12 bolt. if not 10 bolts are ok for minor track use.
Originally Posted by WS6 Commin Soon
My buddy with the A4 runs a 12.20 on motor and 11.30 on spay with ET streets
to keep up with him without spray.
headers, intake, 3"y-pipe good flowing exhaust, all the bmr suspension products, 12bolt or 9" with 4.10 gears or more. et streets if you dont have a trailer, some skinnies good clutch(spec stg.3 or comparable). this would put me in the high 11's full weight
now to keep up on spray, either 100 shot of nos or a good head cam package like stage 2 heads and cam in the 224 range with 112lsa
maby a tr230 cam. oh yea, time for a roll cage
this would put a 3400lb car in 10's or very closeboth of those setups will let you beat him or atleast keep up, depending on how well you can drive.
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Simply put, if you want faster 1/4 mile times go with the auto. They cost less to mod in order to get better 1/4 mile times. They also usually last longer and autos have better resale value. I dont think shifting makes a car any more fun than an auto.
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Staging Lane
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From: St.Louis MO
Thats what my friend with the 99 Camaro A4 was saying even though his trainsmisson is starting to act up. It keeps dumping fluid on the headers I think. When he pulls up you can smell it burning. As well as see it to. But hell I know the M6 has its problems too.
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On The Tree
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From: Houston
when i was lookin for an LS1 , i test drove a M6 z28, it had borla and a lid on it, anyways, it was a blast to drive.... couldnt get that particular car for whatever reason, so 3 days later, they got a A4 z28 in, drove that car, and thats the one i got, buttt, only got that one because it was a way better deal, wish i would of kept looking to find an M6 for a good deal
oh well, hopefully a stall converter will make my car more fun ....
oh well, hopefully a stall converter will make my car more fun ....
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Staging Lane
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From: St.Louis MO
Well, the buddy of mine with the Camaro said with his stall his car is alot of fun. Being that my other buddy has a 98 Z28 M6 there always going at it. The A4 jumps him out the whole pretty good. But the M6 usally comes back quickly if he does not miss a gear. I don't know yet, I tryin to figure out what all I want to do. I do know I'll be on the track sometimes. And but on the street I'd say 90% of the time. Hard decision but a real good deal on a WS6 will decide that for me. But anyway how do u guys do agaisnt the oppisite drivetrain?
guess it was time we had another a4 vs m6 debate 
its your car, your money, your the one driving it. get which ever one suites your application best. i'd drive a 13 sec m6 then a 10 sec stalled a4 any day myself.
its your car, your money, your the one driving it. get which ever one suites your application best. i'd drive a 13 sec m6 then a 10 sec stalled a4 any day myself.
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From: Houston
Originally Posted by jrp
guess it was time we had another a4 vs m6 debate
its your car, your money, your the one driving it. get which ever one suites your application best. i'd drive a 13 sec m6 then a 10 sec stalled a4 any day myself.
its your car, your money, your the one driving it. get which ever one suites your application best. i'd drive a 13 sec m6 then a 10 sec stalled a4 any day myself.
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From: Kingwood, TX
It's a very touchy situation getting my M6 out of the hole on the street if you have any serious horsepower in front of it. I have an A4 in one car and an M6 in the other. The A4 is a lot easier to get out of the hole. After that it's an even race as far as I'm concerned. Besides, my drink gets in the way with my M6. 
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From: Bloomfield, NM
i have an a4, but would prefer an m6. i havent raced any other 98-02 f-bodies, but i have raced a 454 68 camaro with a 4 speed from a dig and i always pull him off the line. never fails. from there its pretty even. from i a roll ive raced a couple of rustangs, a cobra and a saleen, and an rx-7. all were standards. an a4 just takes too long to hit a gear you can use, by then they're gone. i kept up with the saleen from a dig though. brodies would be more fun in an m6. i pull them in my a4 and it either hits the rev limiter if i put it in first, or shifts if i leave in drive and makes it no fun. so its just what you plan on doing in it.
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In my M6 I can manage a fairly good take-off by revving up to about 2500 to 3000 RPM and letting off the clutch fast. It's not something I do a lot and it's pretty hard to pull off for me, but when it works it works well.
I'm pretty new to all this and I may be wrong, but I think your choice of tires probably can make a big difference in how well you can take off in a manual. I have some Cooper Cobra Z series on mine for street use and they perform admirably once you get the hang of keeping the wheels as straight as humanly possible. Not too much slippage. God help you if the street is wet, though.
I'm pretty new to all this and I may be wrong, but I think your choice of tires probably can make a big difference in how well you can take off in a manual. I have some Cooper Cobra Z series on mine for street use and they perform admirably once you get the hang of keeping the wheels as straight as humanly possible. Not too much slippage. God help you if the street is wet, though.
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Staging Lane
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From: St.Louis MO
Originally Posted by convexion
In my M6 I can manage a fairly good take-off by revving up to about 2500 to 3000 RPM and letting off the clutch fast. It's not something I do a lot and it's pretty hard to pull off for me, but when it works it works well.
I'm pretty new to all this and I may be wrong, but I think your choice of tires probably can make a big difference in how well you can take off in a manual. I have some Cooper Cobra Z series on mine for street use and they perform admirably once you get the hang of keeping the wheels as straight as humanly possible. Not too much slippage. God help you if the street is wet, though.
I'm pretty new to all this and I may be wrong, but I think your choice of tires probably can make a big difference in how well you can take off in a manual. I have some Cooper Cobra Z series on mine for street use and they perform admirably once you get the hang of keeping the wheels as straight as humanly possible. Not too much slippage. God help you if the street is wet, though.
I should know witch one I want to do in a couple of weeks.