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 Jun 17, 2005 - 12:17 PM
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What i'm curious about... what difference does it make if he grinded his tranny or not? Really...
Anyhow... of course and Auto ST is gonna get smoked by an Integra. I don't even know why you'd want to state the obvious. As for AUTO vs. Manual... lol... the ONLY time an automatic tranny may have a slight edge is when BIG BIG boost is involved. Little boost (up to 1 bar) doesn't count, because little boost doesn't lag so much. The reason is simple... auto trannies feel constant load, so boost lag is minimized in an automatic car. I believe turbos were originally designed to work for auto cars... but either way, as far as slightly modded cars go... manual is better than auto 98% of the time... Only exception... BIG BIG boost. -------------------- "It's ok to be naked girl... I'm an artist!"
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Jun 17, 2005 - 12:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '05 From Under the car Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Dont know where all this complete and utter BS comes from that Auto`s are faster than manuals, having driven both an auto Supra and a manual one, without a shadow of a doubt the manual was quicker. If someone tells you that their auto is quicker on a `like for like` car, then it just means they cant drive a manual car, and are living in a vain attempt to convince themselves that thier complete lack of driving skill is not thier own fault, thats why you see lots of automatic ferrari`s....not!!!. Auto`s are good for BMW drivers, old people, and getting your Pizza home without it sliding off the seat (you can hold it down with your incapable `free` hand that is lamely hanging by your side wishing it had a gear stick to use).
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Jun 18, 2005 - 2:09 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 17, '03 From Tampa FL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE(ghostdog @ Jun 17, 2005 - 2:59 PM) maybe you shouldn't be racing a 140 hp manual with your 105 hp automatic. in fact neither of those cars should be drag racing because they are not at all fast. you obviously have some misconceptions about speed and what your car can do, you're only setting yourself up for disappointment. my 2 cents [right][snapback]300449[/snapback][/right] well i thought i might be able to stay behind him, but nope he was gone. his could also have been the 195hp one. i wasnt looking to win. the suv mom behind me had more of a chance. -------------------- -97 Celica ST
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Jun 18, 2005 - 9:47 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 12, '05 From chicago (ft. hood) Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yes our cars are very slow, I never race my celica becuase I know i'm going to loose. I only raced the celica once against a 97 eclipse from about a 20mph, we were even till we hit 4th gear then he started pulling on me
 . then I went home got my r/t and smoke the f@#K outta the same eclipse  , payback was sooooo sweeeettttttt . and yes automatics are way slower than a 5 speed.I raced a 97 turbo eclipse(auto) and a civic SI(manual) and I smoked both of them with my r/t. Choose your races wisely
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Jun 19, 2005 - 12:28 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Cincinnati, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(ArizonaRed @ Jun 18, 2005 - 2:09 AM) QUOTE(ghostdog @ Jun 17, 2005 - 2:59 PM) maybe you shouldn't be racing a 140 hp manual with your 105 hp automatic. in fact neither of those cars should be drag racing because they are not at all fast. you obviously have some misconceptions about speed and what your car can do, you're only setting yourself up for disappointment. my 2 cents [right][snapback]300449[/snapback][/right] well i thought i might be able to stay behind him, but nope he was gone. his could also have been the 195hp one. i wasnt looking to win. the suv mom behind me had more of a chance. [right][snapback]300877[/snapback][/right] odds are it wasnt a 195 HP type-R...my bet is if it pulled that quickly on you, it was a 170 HP GS-R with that V-TEC... -------------------- Speeding is only Illegal...
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