RE: Performace question: automatic -vs- manual

From: Pat Buthmann (patb@mindless.com)
Date: Thu Jul 03 1997 - 17:55:58 EDT


That's debatable Bill. An auto shifts faster, it's pretty hard to beat
that, but you can hold a 5 spd to the red-line better. As well, with
non-turbo engines, you don't necessarily want to keep the RPMs maxed as you
shift, so a slight drop is ok, and you can utilize more of the power band.
 This is all providing the guy shifting can maintain a reasonable pace in
shifting. I haven't met many people who can really work a stick. Nothing
is more pleasing that out-driving one of your buddies in his own car!
 He'll probably never let me drive it again. Hell, once his knuckles
unfroze from the dash, he was scramblin' to get back into the drivers seat.

Pat Buthmann...

-----Original Message-----
From: WillTier@aol.com [SMTP:WillTier@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 1997 2:27 PM
To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
Subject: Re: Performace question: automatic -vs- manual

In a message dated 97-07-02 20:32:13 EDT, you write:

<< What is the difference you'd expect to see in a 1/4 or 1/8 mile race
 between two dakotas with the same engine, exhast, tires, etc BUT one is
 a 5 speed manual and the other is a 4 speed automatic? I'm assuming that
 the guy driving the stick knows what he's doing and the overdrive switch
 on the automatic is off. Thanks. >>

Yepper the auto would kick the 5 speeds butt, thats all there is there
ain't
no more.....

Bill

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