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03-10-2005, 11:56 PM
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what's your guy's opinions on which is better, auto or manual? auto is alot of convenient, but i think manual would be fun. iv had arguments about this with my freinds before... which is better for drag auto or manual
03-11-2005, 12:22 AM
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yea, i always thought auto was better for drag also because the shifts are more precise. But everyone always talks about manuals being faster, so im looking for some hard facts
03-11-2005, 12:42 AM
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manuals are not as strong and tend to be slower in the 1/4 (engine disengages from trans at each shift) there do tend to be less parasitic loses with a manual, but there is a reason the pros use autos or modified autos (even the top fuel ones with the clutch packs are autos since they don't have but 2 speed that go automatically)
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I learned on my dad's 87' 944 Porsche. It was harder than a ***** because it doesn't have that much power so you don't feel the friction point that much....
My biggest tip is when you're trying to go from a stop, rev the engine to (I don't know if this is the same for a 'vette, but in a porsche this is what I do) about 2k and then slowly let up off the clutch. When you start to roll forward, slowly give it more gas as you let up on the clutch until you're all the way up and tada you're in 1st gear.
Once you're in 1st, I think all the other gears are very easy to get to, I had the hardest time moving from a complete stop because I couldn't feel the friction point at all, once I learned to rev it a little higher and let it roll when it hits the right spot, then I could drive it with no problems. My dad tried to teach me saying "Hold in the clutch, give it some gas to about 1.5k and then let up on the clutch until the car starts shaking really hard, then give it more gas as you keep letting up on the clutch" which might work in a vette or something with power, but in a 4 banger you don't feel it, the rolling start has been my friend since then lol
My biggest tip is when you're trying to go from a stop, rev the engine to (I don't know if this is the same for a 'vette, but in a porsche this is what I do) about 2k and then slowly let up off the clutch. When you start to roll forward, slowly give it more gas as you let up on the clutch until you're all the way up and tada you're in 1st gear.
Once you're in 1st, I think all the other gears are very easy to get to, I had the hardest time moving from a complete stop because I couldn't feel the friction point at all, once I learned to rev it a little higher and let it roll when it hits the right spot, then I could drive it with no problems. My dad tried to teach me saying "Hold in the clutch, give it some gas to about 1.5k and then let up on the clutch until the car starts shaking really hard, then give it more gas as you keep letting up on the clutch" which might work in a vette or something with power, but in a 4 banger you don't feel it, the rolling start has been my friend since then lol
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