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Originally Posted by fintile
Say WHAT?! Your joking right? Who the hell told you that? If Autos held sooo much more power than Manuals why does everyone who knows how to drive drives a manual...maybe the gearing is a bit different, but sorry to say manuals got better performance, MPG, ...just better...
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Uhm...
It's actually really true. Stock for stock, an automatic will hold more horsepower and torque, and they're more reliable if maintained. I know through experience that an automatic can, and will beat a manual with the same engine mods but it will need some work like a aftermarket shift kit, a high stall torque converter and a tranmission fluid cooler.
Pure performance wise, how can you compare against a computer controled shift poitns compared to a human controled shift points? All the shifting will be done exact and crisper than any human can do. Drag cars are automatic as well as a lot of muslce cars. Just because high school kids think manuals are better doesn't mean that they are.
Howie~
P.S. Brake boosting on any turbocharged auto KILLS a manual dump ANYday. Less damage on the engine and clutch too!y
