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I thought you cant push start new cars? My xwifes 91 Eclipse had a issue with the battery and we could not push start it.
Auto VS 5spd
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stangman16
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Kilgore Trout said:
You cannot do this with a manual? I can do that plus smoke a cigg with my left hand and still drive perfect.
5-speeds are the best! I feel more in control of the car with the manual tranny's.Since we're all tossin' out our .02 on this...
I've got an '03 GT with the 5 speed. 3650 trans never has given me a minute's trouble, no clutch chatter, no throwout bearing squeel, Hurst billet plus shifter, Hurst stick, knob, boot, the whole old school thing. Yes, it's a ball when there's not a soul on the road and I've got a few miles to just wring it out. But, that's maybe 1/10th of 1% of the time where I live; the rest of the time is traffic. I'm so darned tired of sitting in bumper to bumper tie-up's, going 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 1st, and on and on, I'm putting up classifieds on some of my local sites looking for someone to do a total 5 speed to auto swap with me.
And, just to keep the record straight, I do know how to drive a stick. I learned on a '64 Plymouth Valiant, straight 6, 3 on the tree (column shift for the kids), and did so more years ago than I want to remember right now.
If you're looking to get a car as a weekend cruiser or play car, wait for the 5 speed. If you plan to drive a lot on poplulated areas during rush hour, get the auto with a nice converter and chip to reprogram the shift points, and have a ball.
For what it's worth, the extra 300 +/- pounds of a 'Vert isn't a built in handicap. Where's the majority of that weight? Yup, right there on the rear tires. While everyone is lighting 'em up, doing great smoke shows, you hook and go.
Jerry
I've got an '03 GT with the 5 speed. 3650 trans never has given me a minute's trouble, no clutch chatter, no throwout bearing squeel, Hurst billet plus shifter, Hurst stick, knob, boot, the whole old school thing. Yes, it's a ball when there's not a soul on the road and I've got a few miles to just wring it out. But, that's maybe 1/10th of 1% of the time where I live; the rest of the time is traffic. I'm so darned tired of sitting in bumper to bumper tie-up's, going 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 1st, and on and on, I'm putting up classifieds on some of my local sites looking for someone to do a total 5 speed to auto swap with me.
And, just to keep the record straight, I do know how to drive a stick. I learned on a '64 Plymouth Valiant, straight 6, 3 on the tree (column shift for the kids), and did so more years ago than I want to remember right now.
If you're looking to get a car as a weekend cruiser or play car, wait for the 5 speed. If you plan to drive a lot on poplulated areas during rush hour, get the auto with a nice converter and chip to reprogram the shift points, and have a ball.
For what it's worth, the extra 300 +/- pounds of a 'Vert isn't a built in handicap. Where's the majority of that weight? Yup, right there on the rear tires. While everyone is lighting 'em up, doing great smoke shows, you hook and go.
Jerry
UDTBadkarma said:
Vert + Auto trans = Heavy and slow
no thanks!
my slow auto vert is faster than your fast car.
btw, alot of the people with really fast cars are either already autos, or switching to autos. just food for thought.
Man I am laughing my butt off!!!
Some say; "auto cause you can grope the hotties"
Some say; "manual cause the hotties want to shift your gears"
Sooooo funny, we make our arguments based on the hottie factor... Best thread ever!
Anyway, I would rather be squezzing the fun bags than having my gears shifted for me.
But the debate is truly AWESOME (cept for that guy that called someone an idiot of course)
Some say; "auto cause you can grope the hotties"
Some say; "manual cause the hotties want to shift your gears"
Sooooo funny, we make our arguments based on the hottie factor... Best thread ever!
Anyway, I would rather be squezzing the fun bags than having my gears shifted for me.
But the debate is truly AWESOME (cept for that guy that called someone an idiot of course)
Stock autos suck. At least in the Mustangs. I felt ashamed to have one, but I got a really good deal on the car. However, w/very little investment they can be bad ass transmissions and all you have to do is worry about steering and pressing the gas pedal very hard.
However, if you just want to drive around rev'ing....and stick is for you.
However, if you just want to drive around rev'ing....and stick is for you.
No matter what, I still think auto is g**
lol yeah, i know i lov the topic cause no one here will ever change there mind of what they like
truth is that if u want a stick shift then wait, worse mistake u could make is get some thing u dont like/want if u want an auto then go for it
but honestly a girl wouldnt let u "squeze her fun bags" or "grab ur stick" just cause its a vert mustang
LMFAO
and once ur going at a constant speed u can "grab teh fun bags" and when ur slowing down they can "grab ur stick" so its like 2 for 1
Kilgore Trout said:Man I am laughing my butt off!!!
Some say; "auto cause you can grope the hotties"
Some say; "manual cause the hotties want to shift your gears"
Sooooo funny, we make our arguments based on the hottie factor... Best thread ever!
Anyway, I would rather be squezzing the fun bags than having my gears shifted for me.
But the debate is truly AWESOME (cept for that guy that called someone an idiot of course)
lol yeah, i know i lov the topic cause no one here will ever change there mind of what they like
truth is that if u want a stick shift then wait, worse mistake u could make is get some thing u dont like/want if u want an auto then go for it
but honestly a girl wouldnt let u "squeze her fun bags" or "grab ur stick" just cause its a vert mustang
LMFAO
and once ur going at a constant speed u can "grab teh fun bags" and when ur slowing down they can "grab ur stick" so its like 2 for 1
Scootr68
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kolkid said:ok im an idiot just cause i have a different choise than you...
No, youre an idiot because you edited your post and still managed to spell "choice" wrong. Not to mention that it's the wrong word to use in that context.
kolkid said:
^That's also why youre an idiot.
auto's can be fun too drive too... my 87 turbo regal was fun too drive.. a good stall converter and a shift kit and your better off in a race against a 5-speed..
FYI, when you engage it name calling in discussion threads it has three basic effects:
1) People will stop reading your post and be more likely to not read future posts
2) It makes YOU look bad not the person you are insulting
3) It does not enhance your argument or make it any more persuasive
Therefore I strongly advise against any of you douchebags engaging in any more name calling...
1) People will stop reading your post and be more likely to not read future posts
2) It makes YOU look bad not the person you are insulting
3) It does not enhance your argument or make it any more persuasive
Therefore I strongly advise against any of you douchebags engaging in any more name calling...
The proper term on this board is…..douchenozzel......you douchenozzel! *sight*Kilgore Trout said:Therefore I strongly advise against any of you douchebags engaging in any more name calling...
.....newbies?!?! 
oh yeah my vote is still stick but get what u like
hey i never called any one any thing in any posts....whats a "douchebag" .... jk 
:OT:Kilgore Trout said:FYI, when you engage it name calling in discussion threads it has three basic effects:
1) People will stop reading your post and be more likely to not read future posts
2) It makes YOU look bad not the person you are insulting
3) It does not enhance your argument or make it any more persuasive
Therefore I strongly advise against any of you douchebags engaging in any more name calling...
hey i never called any one any thing in any posts....whats a "douchebag" .... jk
DBMSTNG said:
I concur and nonconcur at the same time. My '03 GT has the 4R70W and I do not like the stock shifting. Nothing a tuner did not fix. I thought it was a weak tranny based off everyone's opinions. However, after reading all the tccoa articles in reference to the jmods it seems like a good tranny. When I said it sucked stock, I was referring to this transmission. The others, I don't know enough about...actually I don't know anything about 'em.
Anyway, the 4R70W seems to be good to about 400 hp, probably more like 450. However, with some work it can easily take a lot more. Although I have not tested it, it seems that with a simple tuner bumping the shift pressure to the max, it shifts as fast as most stick drivers could do. The problem is that you still lose more hp through the auto then a stick. Also, isn't the auto transmission heavier?
Remember, I'm a happy auto driver, just pointing out the bad sides. Still, with the tuner (for shift pressure) and 4.10s my simple GT will get slippery on the 2-3 shift.
Take care,
Ceyko
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