tC sweet spot...
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From: FRESNO, CA
I was under the impression that the 5spd had a lower final drive than the auto.. something like 4:11 vs 3.90. if this is true, there is no way youd be able to even keep up with the manual. you might have a SLIGHT advantage at very high speeds with the higher gears but the drivetrain hp loss would make up for it lol...
on another note, why is the auto shift console so ugly??? it is so 'echo' looking....very cheap korean car like in mu opinion
on another note, why is the auto shift console so ugly??? it is so 'echo' looking....very cheap korean car like in mu opinion
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From: Phx Az
Originally Posted by mfbenson
Ok, lets say that at the end of the quarter mile you are going 90.0 MPH in a tC. At 90 miles an hour, that is equal to 475,200 feet an hour, which is 7920 feet a minute, which is 132 feet a second. 6 tenths of a second would be 79 feet and 2.4 inches.
If the quarter mile trap speed at the end of the run is higher than 90, then it would be an even larger lead yet.
I have an auto too, and I think I know the "sweet spot" he's talking about. It doesn't actually make the car faster, it just shifts quicker... seems to me flooring it is faster, even with that "wait for it" moment while it decides what gear to get into.
If the quarter mile trap speed at the end of the run is higher than 90, then it would be an even larger lead yet.
I have an auto too, and I think I know the "sweet spot" he's talking about. It doesn't actually make the car faster, it just shifts quicker... seems to me flooring it is faster, even with that "wait for it" moment while it decides what gear to get into.
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ok...here we go again with the off topic stuff...look bottom line...if you have an auto and ur racing a manual...u will get smoked period...now for all this sweet spot mumbo jumbo...look dude u drive an auto...i drove auto's for a while, there is no sweet spot...just floor it and make that engine squeel...FYI the only spot i know of is the g-spot and thats on ladies, and if u cant find that, you should tuck ur manhood between ur legs and wear a skirt...ha ha ha...anyway theres my two sense :D
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no offense to anyone in particular, but i can never do auto again after manual....to anyone who is offened by the"manhood and skirt" comment, ur prob an auto driver so i hope my words sink in deep...real people drive stick
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LETS BE REAL HERE!!!!
Short run = Manual kills
Long run = (WHO KNOWS) depends on the driver but Auto has upper hand. Again depends on driver.
If its a manual Sprint or something like it Vs a stock tC then maybe we can talk 1/4 milage.
Short run = Manual kills
Long run = (WHO KNOWS) depends on the driver but Auto has upper hand. Again depends on driver.
If its a manual Sprint or something like it Vs a stock tC then maybe we can talk 1/4 milage.
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yeah i know.. i did.. drove a civic for 8.5 years.. i took the auto tC.. easier on the highway (less rpms), next time 'round i'll get a stick 
gee, i must be secure in my manhood to admit i drive an auto!!
gee, i must be secure in my manhood to admit i drive an auto!!
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I tell you guys one thing.
I CANT F***ING wait for mods to come in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F-ing tired of seeing all these 350's on the damn mags!!!!!!!!!
(they are fast though lool) BUT COME ON!!!! heheeh
I CANT F***ING wait for mods to come in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F-ing tired of seeing all these 350's on the damn mags!!!!!!!!!
(they are fast though lool) BUT COME ON!!!! heheeh
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From: Phx Az
Originally Posted by Immune
LETS BE REAL HERE!!!!
Short run = Manual kills
Long run = (WHO KNOWS) depends on the driver but Auto has upper hand. Again depends on driver.
If its a manual Sprint or something like it Vs a stock tC then maybe we can talk 1/4 milage.
Short run = Manual kills
Long run = (WHO KNOWS) depends on the driver but Auto has upper hand. Again depends on driver.
If its a manual Sprint or something like it Vs a stock tC then maybe we can talk 1/4 milage.
Long run= Manual wins... due to a better final drive ratio it will reach its aerodynamic potential speed faster than an auto. Plus once that auto shifts into 4th gear, the show is over!
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Auto won't beat a manual, technically. Not feasable, now theres a possibility of a crap driver, but the car itself, a manual beats an auto. The simply fact is, for every "sweet spot" you find in your auto, a manual will always be better, because in a manual you can pick your "sweet spot" and when you want to enter it 
...its a driver thing. An auto shouldn't beat a manual.
...its a driver thing. An auto shouldn't beat a manual.
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Originally Posted by DelayedTurbo
Auto won't beat a manual, technically. Not feasable, now theres a possibility of a crap driver, but the car itself, a manual beats an auto. The simply fact is, for every "sweet spot" you find in your auto, a manual will always be better, because in a manual you can pick your "sweet spot" and when you want to enter it ...its a driver thing. An auto shouldn't beat a manual.
...its a driver thing. An auto shouldn't beat a manual.
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