Stick or Automatic

kenchan · 07-10-2010, 07:32 PM

Why don't you auto guys put a shift boot and pretend you're cool like us MT guys?

frost · 07-10-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Why don't you auto guys put a shift boot and pretend you're cool like us MT guys?

Would the AT guys have to slow down to also pretend they're MT guys?

Trips · 07-10-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

Would the AT guys have to slow down to also pretend they're MT guys?

kenchan · 07-10-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

Would the AT guys have to slow down to also pretend they're MT guys?

No, but you need to buy two dead pedals to pretend you have a clutch like us cool MT guys.

frost · 07-10-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

No, but you need to buy two dead pedals to pretend you have a clutch like us cool MT guys.

shadoquad · 07-10-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

Would the AT guys have to slow down to also pretend they're MT guys?

o u b*tch!

Zsteve · 07-10-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

would the at guys have to slow down to also pretend they're mt guys?

yea baby!

Lemers · 07-10-2010, 10:31 PM

If you ain't driving MT you ain't driving

Jordo! · 07-11-2010, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by darrinps

Oh how I wish this were still true as I loved the performance edge I HAD with a manual, but alas review after review shows the auto .1 to .2 seconds quicker in the quarter and MORE for a guy on the street that doesn't get paid to drag cars on a daily basis.

It pained me to get an auto...it really did...but I like performance and the best reviews I have seen all had autos (and interestingly enough...not the sport package 370s...thinking the extra rotational mass of the Sport package wheels and tires may slow it down a tick).

Anyway, my auto is quick. You should drive one sometime.

Exactamundo.

Whoever is making generalizations about autos and manuals on performance is overlooking the fact that for the 370Z, it has lock up in each gear, so there is virtually no difference in power transfer, as reflected in nearly the same whp for the AT as the MT on the dyno.

Also, the fastest times I've seen listed on here and in magazines all belong to the autos -- less human error and no missed shifts plus about the same power and torque means equal or better performance on the average.

Sorry guys, it may not be a DSG, but the auto on these cars is also not your traditional slushbox, and consequently the AT 370Z's are as fast or faster than the MT's even with a good driver.

zippin · 07-11-2010, 07:15 AM

To me the MT vs AT discussion has nothing to do with which one is faster now a days. The evidence points that both are equal to the task of getting the car down the road. My personal reason for loving the MT. It forces you to pay attention to the task of driving. On a regular basis i see dudes who drive AT's texting, talking on the phone while phone is in hand, or eating a damn burger while driving. If you an MT, your *** is driving and paying attention. Period. Very difficult to drive in traffic and text, talk w/o handsfree or eat if you have a MT. So you end up just driving your car and paying attention to what your vehicle is doing vs. the surroundings. Kinda like it was meant to be. Get yourself an AT and you are guaranteeing a distracted driver.

370zproject · 07-11-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

Exactamundo.

Whoever is making generalizations about autos and manuals on performance is overlooking the fact that for the 370Z, it has lock up in each gear, so there is virtually no difference in power transfer, as reflected in nearly the same whp for the AT as the MT on the dyno.

Also, the fastest times I've seen listed on here and in magazines all belong to the autos -- less human error and no missed shifts plus about the same power and torque means equal or better performance on the average.

Sorry guys, it may not be a DSG, but the auto on these cars is also not your traditional slushbox, and consequently the AT 370Z's are as fast or faster than the MT's even with a good driver.

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Originally Posted by zippin

To me the MT vs AT discussion has nothing to do with which one is faster now a days. The evidence points that both are equal to the task of getting the car down the road. My personal reason for loving the MT. It forces you to pay attention to the task of driving. On a regular basis i see dudes who drive AT's texting, talking on the phone while phone is in hand, or eating a damn burger while driving. If you an MT, your *** is driving and paying attention. Period. Very difficult to drive in traffic and text, talk w/o handsfree or eat if you have a MT. So you end up just driving your car and paying attention to what your vehicle is doing vs. the surroundings. Kinda like it was meant to be. Get yourself an AT and you are guaranteeing a distracted driver.

i get ur point there wait u would eat in ur Z if u had a auto ?????!!

Nitex · 07-11-2010, 08:49 AM

^ I had to travel from San Antonio to Seattle in 3 days, so i had no choice but to eat in my Z

It was the one day run from vegas that got me!

wilsonp · 07-11-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zippin

Get yourself an AT and you are guaranteeing a distracted driver.

Correlation does not imply causation:

xkcd: Correlation

Lemers · 07-11-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wilsonp

Correlation does not imply causation:

xkcd: Correlation

Correlation: most accidents involve sober drivers so most accidents are caused by being sober

do your part to reduce accidents don't drive sober

shadoquad · 07-11-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wilsonp

Correlation does not imply causation:

xkcd: Correlation

I love xkcd.

07-10-2010, 10:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
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zippin Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 57 Drives: '10 370Z 40th #944 Rep Power: 16	To me the MT vs AT discussion has nothing to do with which one is faster now a days. The evidence points that both are equal to the task of getting the car down the road. My personal reason for loving the MT. It forces you to pay attention to the task of driving. On a regular basis i see dudes who drive AT's texting, talking on the phone while phone is in hand, or eating a damn burger while driving. If you an MT, your *** is driving and paying attention. Period. Very difficult to drive in traffic and text, talk w/o handsfree or eat if you have a MT. So you end up just driving your car and paying attention to what your vehicle is doing vs. the surroundings. Kinda like it was meant to be. Get yourself an AT and you are guaranteeing a distracted driver.