4-speed over-rated?
Le Mans Master
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From: one night in Bangkok you are never lonely
I love my 4 speed it makes my vette a real Sports car. Someday I will find a way to get a 5 or 6 speed overdrive. Buying the 6 speed is not a problem its the cost of getting it over here.
I wonder if it will fit in my suitcase?
I wonder if it will fit in my suitcase?
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by Bangkok Dean
I love my 4 speed it makes my vette a real Sports car. Someday I will find a way to get a 5 or 6 speed overdrive. Buying the 6 speed is not a problem its the cost of getting it over here. I wonder if it will fit in my suitcase?
I wonder if it will fit in my suitcase? Dean, do you know or are friends with any military guys stationed there? They can ship stuff cheap and almost free sometimes. I would suggest having one of them have a tranny shipped to you from the states and save you a few bucks.
Racer
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From: SAN DIEGO(SANTEE) CA.
Originally Posted by rihwoods
From the Chevy forum:
1 - bracket racing with computerized automatics is more consistent (if not sissified)
2 - the hole in the ozone layer has allowed radiation to destroy most male macho hormones, thus only a few real men still exist, and these obviously drive stick shifts.
You automatic guys have to wait for your tranny to decide to shift ...
1 - bracket racing with computerized automatics is more consistent (if not sissified)
2 - the hole in the ozone layer has allowed radiation to destroy most male macho hormones, thus only a few real men still exist, and these obviously drive stick shifts.
You automatic guys have to wait for your tranny to decide to shift
...
right on the head.BRAVO
Burning Brakes
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From: Ventura Calif
I have both. The beauty of later automatics is that you are always within a tenth of a second of being in the right gear! When someone tries to snake you on an onramp you just hit it and you’re gone. If you have a 4/5 speed you are still dicking around with realizing the situation and then finding the gear you should be in and by that time it's all over. I love 4 speeds for the sizzle and the feel of driving but in a little city shoot out (which 98% of this is all about) you can't beat a quick down shifting auto. 
Safety Car
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From: Jennings LA
Originally Posted by JohnFromVentura
I have both. The beauty of later automatics is that you are always within a tenth of a second of being in the right gear! When someone tries to snake you on an onramp you just hit it and you’re gone. If you have a 4/5 speed you are still dicking around with realizing the situation and then finding the gear you should be in and by that time it's all over. I love 4 speeds for the sizzle and the feel of driving but in a little city shoot out (which 98% of this is all about) you can't beat a quick down shifting auto.
an auto will out shift a standard any day if set up right. at least theese 30+ year old standards anyway 
Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by Bangkok Dean
I love my 4 speed it makes my vette a real Sports car. Someday I will find a way to get a 5 or 6 speed overdrive. Buying the 6 speed is not a problem its the cost of getting it over here. I wonder if it will fit in my suitcase?
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Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by big_G
No-No...that quote goes way back, long before there were any 4 speed automatics. Nice try...
When was GM's first 4 spd manual? I know my 1978 Dodge D100 had the first 4 spd manual in Dodge Production truck.
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From: Ventura Calif
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
When was GM's first 4 spd manual? I know my 1978 Dodge D100 had the first 4 spd manual in Dodge Production truck.
Last edited by JohnFromVentura; Oct 18, 2006 at 01:38 AM.
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by JohnFromVentura
They were called Hydromatics. Started with Oldsmobile in 49 or earlier?
Wait...a 4 spd manual with an 'matic' in the title? Sounds very 'auto' to me.
Safety Car
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From: San Diego CA
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
When was GM's first 4 spd manual? I know my 1978 Dodge D100 had the first 4 spd manual in Dodge Production truck.
From wikipedia:
"Other early options included power windows (1956), hydraulically operated power convertible top (1956), four speed manual transmission (mid 1957), and heavy duty brakes and suspension (1957)."
Last edited by Kalway; Oct 17, 2006 at 05:13 PM.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by big_G
He said "Boxes"...huh huh ...
Oh lord...ahuh huh...give me strength, huh huh ahuh, hard to suppress...ahuh huh ahuh...the urge to...
"Hey Beavis...pull my finger."