When I went to buy my mach they had 4 03's all with autos and 2 04s both with sticks, the only thing is they weren't willing to deal on the 04's and they only had the oxford white in an auto. So I thought I would save the 8 grand and take the auto. Plus I am getting ready to go to SF State so the auto is going to come in very handy.
Auto or Manual?
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im stick. i dont want to lose alot of power throught my trany espacally when i put in my cams.
Sha8ker510 said:
Damn!,...so what did that bad boy cost you and when in 04 did you get it!
If you run a centrifical blower, without a doubt an auto. Without a power adder I'd take the stick any day.
Steve
Steve
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machone said:
Right on!! :beer:
on the plus side you can do a better burnout with stick and you can downshift to slow down without using your brakes constantly.
PURE-USA said:
Word!!! I have a stick now but if it had a power adder and put down 450+rwhp, I'll take an auto anyday for drag racing, but if you road race, take the stick. They both have their places.
I just got an auto...I like it better because its my DD.
But if I had a fun car to drive every now and then it would be a stick. :rockon:
But if I had a fun car to drive every now and then it would be a stick. :rockon:
Auto's are cool, my wife's minnivan has one.
Had to edit this. Never been a fan of mustangs with auto's. I had one once a loaded 95 GT. It was a slug, even after plenty of modds. I traded my 89 5-speed GT for it. Because I thought I wanted a more lux, grown up stang, I righted that wrong when I sold the 95 and bought a 97 cobra.
Dont get me wrong I think there are plenty of fast cars that work well with auto's, the L and MM come to mind but my mustangs will never agian row thier own gears.
Had to edit this. Never been a fan of mustangs with auto's. I had one once a loaded 95 GT. It was a slug, even after plenty of modds. I traded my 89 5-speed GT for it. Because I thought I wanted a more lux, grown up stang, I righted that wrong when I sold the 95 and bought a 97 cobra.
Dont get me wrong I think there are plenty of fast cars that work well with auto's, the L and MM come to mind but my mustangs will never agian row thier own gears.
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Another pointer that yall left out is that the manuals have a steel crank. The autos have a cast crank!!!
Stick in any type of sports car and my DD is a stick.. I wouldnt have it anyother way..
Now a big truck or something else it would have to be an auto but I am so good I can shift and hold my girlfriend's hand all at the same time. LOL I know, I've seen me do it!!! ROFL.
Now a big truck or something else it would have to be an auto but I am so good I can shift and hold my girlfriend's hand all at the same time. LOL I know, I've seen me do it!!! ROFL.
Manual times 2 here! :rockon:
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i personally love having stick, but i have had 3 other stangs auto. But both are both fun to drive and both are fun to mod, either way you can have a fast car, just stick is one more thing you have to do, some people like it and others dont, its just personal opions.
I prefer the stick for daily driving. The automatic is nice, but I want to control my shifts. I find that the auto will sometimes refuse to downshift without being given more throttle than I would need to with a stick.
I would go auto all the way!
I have a 2003 cobra that I swapped a solid axle in and now am getting my automatic built by Hermann. Dont think that this auto is like the one someone above made reference to their mini-van. This thing has a completely manual valve body (meaning I have to shift every gear) a trans brake so I can launch from a stop with boost, a 4000 rpm stall (meaning I dont lose RPM's during the shifts like the 5 or 6 speeds), and I wont go through clutches when I make upwards over 600 horsepower.
This is a 4R70W (same transmission that you mach guys have, well until the late run 04's, you guys have 4R75W's). I spent alot of money on this transmission. You guys have the option to have that from the factory and still go with a manual, you are nuts.
Now dont come and bash me about how my car is only track driven. It is my daily driver. It is my only car, and I regularly take trips from Maryland to North Carolina (5+ hours) and sit in alot of traffic here in Southern Maryland.
Basically, a properly setup auto will DESTROY a manual car. It allows you to truely utilize the power your car makes. So dont be so quick to bad mouth them until you actually ride in a properly done up one.
I have a 2003 cobra that I swapped a solid axle in and now am getting my automatic built by Hermann. Dont think that this auto is like the one someone above made reference to their mini-van. This thing has a completely manual valve body (meaning I have to shift every gear) a trans brake so I can launch from a stop with boost, a 4000 rpm stall (meaning I dont lose RPM's during the shifts like the 5 or 6 speeds), and I wont go through clutches when I make upwards over 600 horsepower.
This is a 4R70W (same transmission that you mach guys have, well until the late run 04's, you guys have 4R75W's). I spent alot of money on this transmission. You guys have the option to have that from the factory and still go with a manual, you are nuts.
Now dont come and bash me about how my car is only track driven. It is my daily driver. It is my only car, and I regularly take trips from Maryland to North Carolina (5+ hours) and sit in alot of traffic here in Southern Maryland.
Basically, a properly setup auto will DESTROY a manual car. It allows you to truely utilize the power your car makes. So dont be so quick to bad mouth them until you actually ride in a properly done up one.
I would go auto all the way!
I have a 2003 cobra that I swapped a solid axle in and now am getting my automatic built by Hermann. Dont think that this auto is like the one someone above made reference to their mini-van. This thing has a completely manual valve body (meaning I have to shift every gear) a trans brake so I can launch from a stop with boost, a 4000 rpm stall (meaning I dont lose RPM's during the shifts like the 5 or 6 speeds), and I wont go through clutches when I make upwards over 600 horsepower.
This is a 4R70W (same transmission that you mach guys have, well until the late run 04's, you guys have 4R75W's). I spent alot of money on this transmission. You guys have the option to have that from the factory and still go with a manual, you are nuts.
Now dont come and bash me about how my car is only track driven. It is my daily driver. It is my only car, and I regularly take trips from Maryland to North Carolina (5+ hours) and sit in alot of traffic here in Southern Maryland.
Basically, a properly setup auto will DESTROY a manual car. It allows you to truely utilize the power your car makes. So dont be so quick to bad mouth them until you actually ride in a properly done up one.
I have a 2003 cobra that I swapped a solid axle in and now am getting my automatic built by Hermann. Dont think that this auto is like the one someone above made reference to their mini-van. This thing has a completely manual valve body (meaning I have to shift every gear) a trans brake so I can launch from a stop with boost, a 4000 rpm stall (meaning I dont lose RPM's during the shifts like the 5 or 6 speeds), and I wont go through clutches when I make upwards over 600 horsepower.
This is a 4R70W (same transmission that you mach guys have, well until the late run 04's, you guys have 4R75W's). I spent alot of money on this transmission. You guys have the option to have that from the factory and still go with a manual, you are nuts.
Now dont come and bash me about how my car is only track driven. It is my daily driver. It is my only car, and I regularly take trips from Maryland to North Carolina (5+ hours) and sit in alot of traffic here in Southern Maryland.
Basically, a properly setup auto will DESTROY a manual car. It allows you to truely utilize the power your car makes. So dont be so quick to bad mouth them until you actually ride in a properly done up one.
Thats about what I said...CATMACH said:
.... and that is what I got. Be careful jackers, some of these guys are attached to there sticks!! :lol:
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