[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

Luciano13 · 03-18-2015, 07:12 PM

For the record, I love auto!
The only reason I bought my Z is because it was Canadian model(as I live in Canada)
A 40th anniversary fully loaded with every possible option available at the time for our cars.

U don't believe me.............. just ask my wife!! 4 years+ and she still hounds me that its manual

Guys...........listen to your wife if you want to buy cars

Luciano13 · 03-18-2015, 07:13 PM

better yet...........
listen to your wife if you want to modify your cars

JWillis72 · 03-18-2015, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Luciano13

Again......................

Same car, same driver, all stock...........manual wins every time

Unless the driver cant' drive manual

Why do you say that? What is the advantage?

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sandersd · 03-18-2015, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72

Why do you say that? What is the advantage?

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Understand how a torque converter works and you will answer your question. Automatic transmission w/ converter is not to be confused with an auto-shifting dual clutch manual - that would beat a manual shift manual transmission every time.

Nut_N_Much · 03-18-2015, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sandersd

Understand how a torque converter works and you will answer your question. Automatic transmission w/ converter is not to be confused with an auto-shifting dual clutch manual - that would beat a manual shift manual transmission every time.

Especially when you tune the line pressures in the 7AT trans. Quick, Solid shift..

FPenvy · 03-19-2015, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72

That the MT is faster! I guess my car isn't a good car to compare because we have adjusted the 7AT and its supercharged, but I promise you can't shift that fast.

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Originally Posted by Luciano13

Same car, same driver.....
1/4= auto
Road= manual

What is the bet??

my money is on the AT for both.

i'll drive for the 1/4

willis can take the track portion.

Luciano....pick your team

FPenvy · 03-19-2015, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Luciano13

Lets just think about your statement for a second...........??
flying hot into a corner ok?? you're at 150mph.....?
you need to drop your speed to 60mph......?

Here is the ultimate question.....???

Which transmission will get you there quicker..........??

1) hard breaking in an auto............???
2) hard breaking with hard down shifting in a manual...........???

The only ones that can answer this are the one's that have experienced this....

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you realize you can down shift the auto as well right?

it has the same rev match system as the manual.

i'll put money on that the AT can come down in speed just as fast if not faster than the 6mt.

JARblue · 03-19-2015, 07:32 AM

Just because you use facts doesn't mean you're right!

FPenvy · 03-19-2015, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Just because you use facts doesn't mean you're right!

sorry buddy. sometimes you just gotta let the facts and figures beat out people hard on for a manual transmission lol

it's 2015 and the MT is no longer the dominant factor in a performance car and people just cant handle it.

(insert joker everyone loses their mind meme here....blocked at work

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Bulletz4break · 03-19-2015, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

sorry buddy. sometimes you just gotta let the facts and figures beat out people hard on for a manual transmission lol

it's 2015 and the MT is no longer the dominant factor in a performance car and people just cant handle it.

(insert joker everyone loses their mind meme here....blocked at work

)

Has the automatic transmission changed since 2009?

FPenvy · 03-19-2015, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulletz4break

Has the automatic transmission changed since 2009?

not that i'm aware of no. the only thing that may have changed is the TCM tuning from factory.

but any person tuning your car with uprev can adjust the tranny line pressure settings to make shifts harder.

ayrton88 · 03-19-2015, 10:00 AM

I'm firmly in the manual camp as far as preference and don't ever plan on buying an auto. That said, if a manual was faster around a road course, F1 would still be using one. Granted they aren't slush boxes, but Formula 1 started dropping regular H pattern manuals in 1989. As far as a drag race goes, who gives a crap how fast a car is in a straight line.

Luciano13 · 03-19-2015, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

my money is on the AT for both.

i'll drive for the 1/4

willis can take the track portion.

Luciano....pick your team

I think we all know the answer here

FPenvy · 03-19-2015, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Luciano13

I think we all know the answer here

yes the answer is AT is better than MT.

/end thread

Akurei · 03-19-2015, 10:09 AM

Automatics are awesome, don't get me wrong. However, owning an automatic is like that last interview with one of the Telsa employee's. "My self-driving cars may lead to human driver ban, says Tesla's Musk". Talk about fall asleep behind the wheel. At least with a Manual, I can stay awake.

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