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what's the point of having a sports car if it ain't stick.

QUOTE (RedWuken @ Dec 30 2002, 02:28 AM)

Auto tranny is only 4 speed. So if your racing with an auto your car is going to die!! lol and it cost more to get it repaired and whatnot. -Red Wuken erm... my dad wants to get a shift kit for my auto (i dont think they make one) hes convinced that auto's r also good he used to drag race with autos but with shift kits so it shifted at the optimum time for speed and hp. a human can screw up shifting (skip a gear, shift at wrong rpm) but an auto (with kit) wont. yes manuals are sa-weet. but lets give credit to the autos a little?

umm.... car die, what are u talkin about, with a torque converter u can walk allover sticks, if u dont believe me come down to kc and there is a shift kit but its hella expensive but there is no power loss between the shifts, check out level10.com awsome stuff

But how could the 4speed auto possibly be as fast as the 5speed manual (even with a shift kit)?

the only problem with a auto is the launch speed, the stock torque converter sucks and only allows a launch at 21krpm, witha torque converter u can launch like a manual and when the auto shifts it doesnt take its time it SHIFTS and there is no power loss like a stick un less ur a god at shifting then there might be competition. but with a good torque converter u can beat the hell outa ne stick, ive done it, ive seen a modded up auto prelude whopp a 5.0

<---manual transmission

oh yeah forgot to say what i have i got a auto im not ashamed to admit it, if it was a manual it be great to. i love this auto when im in traffic.

I love having a 5speed... but I have to admit having an auto in traffic would be nice. There have been a few times I was in traffic for 2 hours and my leg went numb from the clutch. Why can't I ever get stuck in traffice on a down-slope??? Its never enough just to "drift"... anyway - I've always had and always will have a 5speed.

only thing that sucks bout having a stick is the damn cup holders when i have drinks.....and lets not get into that argument again

no comparison, manual is more fun.

And besides, with manual you can peel out... and isn't that what cars are all about?
-Red Wuken

you can also peel out with an auto, its called "E-Brake"

But its just not the same!!
-Red Wuken

yeah i know....

Even if I had a auto with a shift kit that would beat the sticks, I'd still take a stick. The main reason I love having a stick is because it's so much fun. I love dropping down a gear and hearing the exhaust scream as I go hard through a corner, and I love having complete control over what gear the car is in at all times.

Got to be the manual

I like the idea of driving my car, not my car driving me.

manual++

Yes, if you are serious about drag racing; a properly setup auto is the way to go...but you should start with the celica or any fwd if you are serious.. ...but hey there is something to be said for originality and innovation.

Anyway, but you can go buy your expensive shift kit, then show up to an autocross event...and get laughed off the track.

Wish I had an automatic....so I can eat while I drive...hehehe

QUOTE (macavely @ Dec 29 2002, 09:34 PM)

hey i have an auto, feel bad for me people cause i hate it. i can't wait till i do my transsmison swap.

i feel for ya. I have the same problem

manual......I get so board driving automatics

manual......I get so board driving automatics