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Originally Posted by jchammond i'm 6'6" & not wanting to work a clutch. my 2011 base/touring with 51k miles went 13.139 @ 104.89 this past weekend,,,stock 3.359 diff & 93

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Old 03-31-2015, 08:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i'm 6'6" & not wanting to work a clutch.
my 2011 base/touring with 51k miles went 13.139 @ 104.89 this past weekend,,,stock 3.359 diff & 93 premium gas.
60' was 1.955,8.451 @ 85.74 1/8th......not to shabby for bone stock-street tires.
btw/i weigh 285 + weight of helmet & everything in trunk.
Height and weight has nothing to do with manual.
Although you are the first person to admit why they bought an Auto.
Too bad the other 7AT guys don't have the balls to say the truth
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Old 04-02-2015, 05:41 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Height and weight has nothing to do with manual.
Although you are the first person to admit why they bought an Auto.
Too bad the other 7AT guys don't have the balls to say the truth
You were just shown a good reason with 1/4 mile times.

I guess gays don't drag race.
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You were just shown a good reason with 1/4 mile times.

I guess gays don't drag race.
Who buys a sports car to drag race?
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Who buys a sports car to drag race?


Buy a pony car if you want to just line it up at the light
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Buy a pony car if you want to just line it up at the light
Exactly. A sports car is supposed to be all about cornering and agility. Straight line speed is really pretty irrelevant. Look at the great British sports cars, like Triumphs and MGs. They didn't have even 100 HP but were a total blast on the twisties. Buying a sports car to drag race is bringing the wrong tool to the job. How many F1 cars do you see at a drag strip?
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Exactly. A sports car is supposed to be all about cornering and agility. Straight line speed is really pretty irrelevant. Look at the great British sports cars, like Triumphs and MGs. They didn't have even 100 HP but were a total blast on the twisties. Buying a sports car to drag race is bringing the wrong tool to the job. How many F1 cars do you see at a drag strip?
that would be kinda cool to see though
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Exactly. A sports car is supposed to be all about cornering and agility. Straight line speed is really pretty irrelevant. Look at the great British sports cars, like Triumphs and MGs. They didn't have even 100 HP but were a total blast on the twisties. Buying a sports car to drag race is bringing the wrong tool to the job. How many F1 cars do you see at a drag strip?
How many F1's haul *** in the straights?
Where are the MG's and Triumphs now?
100 hp is still gutless no matter how good the twisties are.
The Z is very competitive quarter mile, auto cross, and track so rethink about the tool. It just may be the tool behind the drivers seat that's holding the Z back.
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Who buys a sports car to drag race?
Kinda funny but our little 6 cylinder sports cars do very well out there Especially with the automatics.

Give it a try. You may turn hetro after a few passes.
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Kinda funny but our little 6 cylinder sports cars do very well out there Especially with the automatics.

Give it a try. You may turn hetro after a few passes.
yeah it's pretty fun. there's nothing that says you can't be fast in the corners and in a straight line.

i've done pretty well against muscle cars in the 1/8th

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Height and weight has nothing to do with manual.
Although you are the first person to admit why they bought an Auto.
Too bad the other 7AT guys don't have the balls to say the truth
I do.
2 months waiting for MT . no patience, However i regret that now because i did not know i was going to be waiting 3 months for my exhaust hahahha


I dont have a problem with automatic, Its fun in the right car.
Yes, the only thing manual is good at, is just the 'feel' i envy the feel and nothing else.
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Height and weight has nothing to do with manual.
Although you are the first person to admit why they bought an Auto.
Too bad the other 7AT guys don't have the balls to say the truth
sooooo me saying 100x that I bought the auto based on it being the better transmission doesn't count to you MT homos?


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sooooo me saying 100x that I bought the auto based on it being the better transmission doesn't count to you MT homos?
Nope. Because we all know that's not true - MT is better
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no AT is better!
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sooooo me saying 100x that I bought the auto based on it being the better transmission doesn't count to you MT homos?

Nothing you say counts. We thought you'd have figured that out by now
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