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From: Eastern MA
I have an auto. Its my daily driver. I didn't want to deal with a manual in stop-and-go traffic. Its all up to personal preference. Get whichever one you feel more comfortable using.
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Originally Posted by WS6 Commin Soon
How long did it take you to get use to shifting the car on track and street?
But driving on the track and on the street is totally different.. No need to speed shift in regular traffic.. Just take it easy and go with the flow.
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Staging Lane
Joined: May 2004
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From: St.Louis MO
Naw I'm not going to be on the track all the time. Just when the track here in town has speacial events and all my friends are going. I wanted something that would be a blast to drive on street or strip.
Originally Posted by WS6 Commin Soon
Naw I'm not going to be on the track all the time. Just when the track here in town has speacial events and all my friends are going. I wanted something that would be a blast to drive on street or strip.
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I got my car used and just got whichever transmission happened to be in a car that had everything else I wanted, as well as a good price, but am glad that it was an auto.
Auto Advantages:
Torque converter greatly increases performance.
Usually quicker. (with good gearing, no 2.73's, and ESPECIALLY with stall)
Don't have to worry about breaking the rear nearly as easily.
Converter is cheaper than a good clutch (which is also necessary for any real power/strip time) and has stated performance increase.
Manual Advantages:
Funner/more involving to drive.
Better highway mileage.
Most people think your car is faster than if you had an automatic. (People always think if my car was M6 it's be a lot faster
)
Auto Advantages:
Torque converter greatly increases performance.
Usually quicker. (with good gearing, no 2.73's, and ESPECIALLY with stall)
Don't have to worry about breaking the rear nearly as easily.
Converter is cheaper than a good clutch (which is also necessary for any real power/strip time) and has stated performance increase.
Manual Advantages:
Funner/more involving to drive.
Better highway mileage.
Most people think your car is faster than if you had an automatic. (People always think if my car was M6 it's be a lot faster
) good clutches dont cost nearly as much as a good converter and if you go good converter your tranny usually goes out fairly soon if you do any amount of racing with it from what i have seen. like i said, if you dont plan on big converter and you do alot of street driving in traffic, get a auto, if not go manual.
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Staging Lane
Joined: May 2004
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From: St.Louis MO
My best friend has a 99 Camaro thats an auto. On spray he runs mid to low 11's with an manual what would I have to do to beat him. (I'm not rich but I'm not broke so money is kinda not an object)
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
good clutches dont cost nearly as much as a good converter and if you go good converter your tranny usually goes out fairly soon if you do any amount of racing with it from what i have seen. like i said, if you dont plan on big converter and you do alot of street driving in traffic, get a auto, if not go manual.
Add about $280 or so for a cooler, shift kit, and bigger pan and i think that is lower or at least comparable to a new clutch.......one of my fav points is that a converter takes 0.5 seconds off the quarter mile 
Also, it's easier on the rear end i don't have $2k+ for a 12 bolt 
On The Tree
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From: North Carolina
yo well im young and never drove a stick ..and my dad being the nice dad he is hooked me up with a t/a ws6 manual.. took me a good week to get the true hang of it.. and in the next month i was catchin 2nd's and 3rd's and rippin up the streets like batman in the batmobile
what im sayin is when i see "fast" cars that are auto im just turned off be that.. manual is fun ..and it isnt hard in traffic you just get used to it.. good luck with w/e u get.. have fun with it and post sum pics..lol
what im sayin is when i see "fast" cars that are auto im just turned off be that.. manual is fun ..and it isnt hard in traffic you just get used to it.. good luck with w/e u get.. have fun with it and post sum pics..lol
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
I consider the $520 (or less) TCI SSF3500 a good converter. Add about $280 or so for a cooler, shift kit, and bigger pan and i think that is lower or at least comparable to a new clutch.......one of my fav points is that a converter takes 0.5 seconds off the quarter mile Also, it's easier on the rear end i don't have $2k+ for a 12 bolt
Add about $280 or so for a cooler, shift kit, and bigger pan and i think that is lower or at least comparable to a new clutch.......one of my fav points is that a converter takes 0.5 seconds off the quarter mile Also, it's easier on the rear end i don't have $2k+ for a 12 bolt 
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
ok well guess it depends on the parts. i consider my spec stage 4 a good clutch that i paid 400 bucks for new and the yank converter that cost almost a grand. that is what i was comparing. it all changes with parts. and for what its worth i lost .6 off my times with a clutch and nittos. not bad for a m6 ehh.
