Yeah, I know it may seem like a stupid question and a no-brainer to boot, but I thought I'd ask it anyways! I can already imagine that the majority of you will say... (cough)5-speed(cough). The reason I'm asking is because I might have the opportunity to buy a 1994 GT with an Automatic Tranny for $3000 CAD in the near future. Are there any drawbacks to an automatic in terms of performance mods and the works? Would you go for it, or wait for a 5-Speed to come up for sale? Thanks a bunch for your help. Also, sorry if this is in the wrong section!
Are you talking about SoddyRebel's in the Classifieds? Looks like a nice car, but not sure about how I would go about getting it up to Canada, and any fees with brining it across the border would probably cost an arm and a leg.
well the manual has the vote in every catagory ..........DUH : : : on the other hand everyone knows what cars kick ass at the track utofcloset:
5spd over auto anyday.. all because the fun factor and the control.. i almost went nuts when i drove my parents jetta.. its an auto and i kept rollin up to stop signs trying to take it outa gear lol.. and i hate not being able to control my shift points too.. 5spd over auto... get one just cause its more fun.. lol
I've driven both. The auto is nice if you like to cruse smooth. you cans slap shift it if you wanna work a little more. the manual is more of a feel-of-your-seat. Depends on your preferance.
I like my auto. Its fun to drive with a 3000 stall and 4.10's. I dont go to the track much, but its mean from redlight-to-redlight.....lol Ive had both and a std. is more fun to drive, but Im 6.4 and an auto is more comfortable for tall fuckers like me.
yes there is a bigger loss in the drivetrain with a automatic. 15% manual and 20% automatic is the norm
my car with mods in sig and AODE ran 14.7 with same tires it ran [email protected] with just 5 speed swap and no other changes at all.
Actually it's 15% power loss on the manual, 17% loss on the automatic. also with the automatic, you get a little more torque on the top end from the convertor.
ill take a 5 spd. over a aode or 4r70w anyday BUT ill take a stalled and shift kit 3 spd auto( c4,c6, th350, th400) over a a manual anyday.