Stick or auto?

Chevy_Guy

Chevy_Guy

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#1
#1
I like a 6 speed but at the same time I know that your never going to out drive an auto at the 1/4 mile. With that said, what does the stock auto hold for power and how much money has to be put into it to make it hold even more? I am sure a clutch will keep the 6 speed on par with HP but I am sure the transmission it's self has it's limits as well before you start to have issues.
 
dsblk93gt

dsblk93gt

5.0 Moderator
#2
#2
I don't own one but from what I have seen/read/heard the auto is the king at the dragstrip. VMP ran a 10.0 with stock trans and stock converter using a Roush TVS supercharger. There are also some complaints about the 6spd MT82 tranny, I have not drove one yet though. I like the manual but for track the new auto is impossible to beat.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ2jBNDcqgI]YouTube - ‪VMP's 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L driven by Rebecca Starkey‬‏[/ame]

and
Debate: Automatic vs. Manual Mustangs - Which is Better? | AmericanMuscle.com Mustang Blog

hope that helps
 
1sikstang

1sikstang

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#3
#3
i have a v6(2011) but i love the auto especially around the nyc area....traffic is awful everywhere...i feel driving stick would be annoying after awhile.
 
M

mach1

Well-Known Member
#4
#4
I've had both. Had a tremec TKO in my fox. Have an Automatic in the mach1. The stick is more fun to drive. The auto is great for straight line driving. Depends on how you feel that morning. :D
 
Unrealford

Unrealford

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#5
#5
I have a auto Mach1 with a stall converter, Though the converter makes it very fun over a stock converter, I still miss a stickshift,
I race mine at the track and its great, If your a really good stick driver you will be as good as a auto, But it takes skill, Autos are pretty consistant at the track,
For instance I went to track last Friday I ran
12.980
13.14
13.17
13.18
 
The Bone

The Bone

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#8
new trans run well and hold up under some nice power i hafta say
and ur right...stick may be fun but if u wana go fast and consistently fast....get an auto
 
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