[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

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Originally Posted by airikrankin

U could get into tires diff upgrade sudpension etc but again that effects car, not driver skill. Car vs car

Racing auto in a straight line, pointless. Just curious as to why someone would choose auto if they planned on racing it and was able to drive a manual? If its your dd and you drive in traffic i understand. But if its a weekend toy that you use to compete with i would like to know why choose auto? Auto vs man...auto wins, your not going to be able to shift faster than an auto or be nearly consistent. But in the end do you feel that your the reason you won that race? If 2 stock auto 370 z were racing it would come down to reaction time as to who would win, assuming traction control was used as well, so why bother going the whole 1/4? One will never catch the other. Driving back roads or autox im sure the auto is a blast and if you prefer the auto then great! I Just dont see the thrill in drag racing an auto, but i guess i just view things differently everything growing up was a manual, hell our first lawnmower had a clutch! I live in the country, as a little kid driving tractors, atvs, dirtbikes, motorcycles, my first 5 cars were manuals. Only started driving autos once i started driving farther to work. Im 29, i hate to sound old but it saddens me to slowly see the manual go away


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I DD my Z
it's auto
I can drive stick
and I race it.

I also have one of the better 1/4 mile ET's of all the Z's on here with the auto with 2 mods and a tune.

as for the 1/4 mile reaction time doesn't mean anything really. it's the ET that matters. haven't you seen when GT-R's with LC race? most sit there and get the LC up and have a .500 RT.

wait 29 is old now? wtf?!