Rootus said:Neither.
GTP2GTO said:I agree... Ford has always struggled in the tranny dept...
Nah. I'd swap the 3650 for a T-56, along with a blown 4V.TheEvII said:Ok. So you'll just be pushing your 05?
You for sure do no racing except on straight lines, if you are doing hard turning and your car gets to decide when to do the shifting for you , you will for sure spin out. the control of the man. is well worth the - $1000 and plus you eat up less hp though the drivetrain of a man and it is lighter01'TRUE BLUE GT said:I'm voting for the auto for quite a few reasons:
1) You get just as many gears as the manual.
2) No throw-out bearing to go bad
3) No clutch to wear out ... a torque converter will handle more abuse than a clutch ever will, especially when you're in stop/go traffic.
4) The auto makes your car worth more $ when it comes time to sell.
5) There's no man alive than can shift quicker than an auto.
Those are all the reasons I need to decide when the time comes for me to get an '05. I have almost 36k miles on mine right now with no troubles at all. I did the shift kit and tranny cooler when the car had around 7k miles on it ... I'm sure the both of those will give the tranny a longer life than leaving it stock. I'm not sure how tough the new 5 spd. autos are compared to the 4R70W, but time will tell.
I also drive an '05 Pete with an 18 spd. for work so at the end of the day I've had all the fun I want to have shifting gears manually. I don't need to use the clutch to shift in a big truck, but there's still lots of rowing through the gearbox all day ... I do enjoy shifting, but it gets old after a while. Rush hour traffic on the Parkway would also kill a clutch in no time since you don't have the deep gears like a truck does to creep along. That's why I'm happy to get in my car, put it in drive and just go when it's time to go home. My vote goes to the auto.
dannygat said:You for sure do no racing except on straight lines, if you are doing hard turning and your car gets to decide when to do the shifting for you , you will for sure spin out. the control of the man. is well worth the - $1000 and plus you eat up less hp though the drivetrain of a man and it is lighter
dannygat said:You for sure do no racing except on straight lines, if you are doing hard turning and your car gets to decide when to do the shifting for you , you will for sure spin out. the control of the man. is well worth the - $1000 and plus you eat up less hp though the drivetrain of a man and it is lighter
01'TRUE BLUE GT said:I'm voting for the auto for quite a few reasons:
1) You get just as many gears as the manual.
2) No throw-out bearing to go bad
3) No clutch to wear out ... a torque converter will handle more abuse than a clutch ever will, especially when you're in stop/go traffic.
4) The auto makes your car worth more $ when it comes time to sell.
5) There's no man alive than can shift quicker than an auto.
Those are all the reasons I need to decide when the time comes for me to get an '05. I have almost 36k miles on mine right now with no troubles at all. I did the shift kit and tranny cooler when the car had around 7k miles on it ... I'm sure the both of those will give the tranny a longer life than leaving it stock. I'm not sure how tough the new 5 spd. autos are compared to the 4R70W, but time will tell.
I also drive an '05 Pete with an 18 spd. for work so at the end of the day I've had all the fun I want to have shifting gears manually. I don't need to use the clutch to shift in a big truck, but there's still lots of rowing through the gearbox all day ... I do enjoy shifting, but it gets old after a while. Rush hour traffic on the Parkway would also kill a clutch in no time since you don't have the deep gears like a truck does to creep along. That's why I'm happy to get in my car, put it in drive and just go when it's time to go home. My vote goes to the auto.
QCStang said:Auto!
Add a Torque converter, valve body and rachet shifter. Game over.
On my son's 95 GT vert, he took off 1.5 seconds off his 1/4 time.
Bob Cosby said:With all due respect, if your son picked up 1.5 seconds in ET (like, went from 15.5 to 14.0) by going to an auto, that means he was simply horid with the stick.
Again - no disrespect intended.
TAP4636 said:However, a 5 speed automatic vs. 5 speed manual shouldn't be any comparison. The automatic should win every race.
TAP4636 said:I agree 100%. The norm is that you need to have manual with a sports car. However, a 5 speed automatic vs. 5 speed manual shouldn't be any comparison. The automatic should win every race.
And because my 05 Stang is fully loaded, it came with the auto. Didn't have much selection of course, since the supply is so low right now. But living in Chicago, with bad traffic all the time, it was more practical for me.
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