jaybird81

Is your C3 an auto or a Stick?

battsup

4 speed all the way :cool:

PrarieShark

Auto Dude. :D

Aaron76

for a fun to drive factor I like the stick
but for performance Auto all the way shifts perfect all the time without a burp
thats why it's prefered at the races. :yesnod: :yesnod:

norvalwilhelm

I started off with a 400 then went through 3 built 700-R4's , installed a T5 and loved it so invested in a Tremec TKO
Like Aaron76 already said the stick is alot of fun to drive but the automatics are faster.

lason

:iagree:

VegasJen

guess it depends on the racing. no automatic in the C5-R. stick shift for me.

Corey_68

Street and Road Race............ Stick

Drag Strip...............Auto with out a doubt :yesnod:

Roscoe

:confused: Depends what kind of mood I'm in. :yesnod:

turtlevette

This is too civilized. We gotta get some hate going here. hee hee hee

Don't the newest most hi-tech racers have automatic shifting ie. finger switches on the steering wheel... UP and DOWN to control the gear they are in without pushing a stupid clutch??

If i wanted to grind gears i would have bought an 18 wheeler. Then i would have 13 of them.




[Modified by turtlevette, 7:35 PM 4/6/2003]

mvftw

For Fun and Resale $$$...4 spd!!!

fauxrs

Yes the latest racing guys have finger shifted transmissions which are hydraulicly shifted manual transmissions - F1 cars and WRC cars are not using slushboxes but are using 40-50k mega high dollar manual transmissions - the clutch is used only to get moving - after that the straight cut gears do not require clutch work.

Autos are far better for consistancy in bracket racing and the like. I think you will find many top gas and funny cars are still using lenco's and other specialized manual boxes. Road racing is dominated by manual transmissions.

And by dint of the fact that automatic tranmsissions slip perpetually (excpet for the 700r4s and their ilk) two identical cars one with a manual and the other with a stick, the stick will be the fastest car (top speed) the auto will most likely have the best 1/4 mile time.

So what do you want?

most consistant 1/4 mile street car (not pro funny car) - Auto
best top speed overall - stick
most fun - stick
most desirable for resale - stick (with very few excpetions)
lightest car you can get - stick
least likely to be seen driven by a grandmother - stick

:yesnod: :lol:

Schmucker

Automatics are not faster for drag racing, where do you get your information? :confused:

Crickett

Automatic

isosceles

Auto, but wish it were stick. Easier to control speed through turns with stick. Anyway, my wife perfers a an automatic, and since she can actually drive the car, she doesn't object to the money I spend on it! :jester

81ZZ4

Don't dragsters use autos?
I agree stick is cool & fun...but you cant shift faster than an auto.
I think if it's set up properly an auto is the hot set up.

Corey_68

Your joking right?? :confused:

wayne_69_427

Stick :cool:

Corey_68

Yes and no. :D

Short answer: they have a clutch to launch and after that all they do is pull levers, no depressing of a clutch.


[Modified by Corey 68, 7:50 PM 4/6/2003]

needforspeed2

Stick-it's the reason I bought this car.