i'm curious as to which tranny most of you guys prefer with the LS2.
keep in mind if i get an auto, the stock gears will be the first thing to go byebye.

 

m6...

 

Depends on what you want to do. The A4's have horrible torque management that you will have to get rid of if you want to go fast.

 

if you put 3.73s in and tune it, will it be as quick as a stick? i can drive a stick really well, but i'll be driving it every day and dont wanna get tired of shifting all the time.

 

Don't waste your money on gears, just get a stall converter and have TM tuned out. That should run better than an M6.

 

i guess a 2500 stall?? does anybody make a good(non generic) programmer for the GEN4 yet?

 

Mine is a daily driver in Chicago traffic, and it is not that bad. It doesn't wear you out like the muncie in my chevelle did although I am tired of that skip shift feature. With that said, if you want steeper gears, most folks with the new GTO get 3.91's. With and M6 you will have your 2 OD gears to give you a nice RPM on the highway and lots of grunt in 1-2.

The car comes with 3.46 gears so unless you do a lot of drag strip action they should be fine for daily driving and eating the occasional mustang.

 

driving in heavy traffic- get the A4
planning on a lot of highway driving- get the M6

 

I would go with a 3000 stall (the higher the better for performance....to a point). LS2edit should be out soon and will help with TM (if it isn't already out). sorry i can't be more help on the LS2....i haven't been following it's development and aftermarket that closely. Search some of the sponsor sites....they may have what you are looking for.

 

M6 please

 

Bulls**t!! It all depends on what view point your looking from. I currently have a '02 Mustang GT and an '05 GTO A4 is plenty fast even with that torque management. I've seen a bone stock time for a '05 A4 of 13.0 at 106.

 

wht's the best time anybody has seen an 05 gto do with an M6?

 

i've been leaning toward an automatic for a while. it looks like i'll be getting one.

 

Many will argue that the A4 is quicker than the M6 stock vs stock. I think you can't beat an auto with a nice street converter (Vig 3200) for drivability and straight line acceleration.

That said, I think the M6 is much more fun.

 

the way i see it is, no matter how quick you can shift(and i'm pretty good) you still have to shift. the only advantages about the M6 IMO is the closeness of gears if you have a high revver and the high 6th gear.

 

i agree that the M6 is actually more fun to drive though. LOL

 

I would have to agree M6 all the way. The A4 is a little faster in the 0-60 times but .1 faster there is a $ 1300 gas guzzler tax w/ the A4 versus the M6 which is $ 695 option but then the car drops by 600 + as well because the gas guzzler tax is not required for the M6.

Charlie

 

I went with the M6, and in heavy stop & go traffic, I avoid CAGS by just leaving the trans in 2nd. The pull out of the hole in 1st is awesome, but you don't really need it to deal with rush hour.

 

I have an M6 in my 2005. It sucks either way if you have torque management. My TM should be removed this week with the control module.

 

What's bullshit? I never said A4's were bad. I said they have bad TM issues...there's a lot of timing pulled between shifts. Can't argue with that.