Hand Shifting Automatics
Burnout
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: South Surrey (White Rock) British Columbia
Originally Posted by Stock Man
I KNEW IT!!! You A4 guys that give us 6 speed guys the gears. The true is out!!!!! You guys all wish you had 6 speeds. 
rofl: 
rofl: mrgil
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Randleman NC
You guys are a riot! I'm not afraid of hurting my baby anymore. I'm going to tour the Childress Winery & CRC facility tomorrow with my Vette club "CLUBVETTE" of Greensboro NC and I'm going to be a "A4" Shifting ****!!!!! 
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Shiloh Ohio
Shifting
I love a six speed but I like to bracket drag race so the A4 was the way to go for me. I set the shift firmness on 100% on my hypertech III and it really shifts fast and firm much quicker than I could manually shift the A4. You could probably shift the M6 a little faster with practice but the times would never be as consistant. I think as long as you shift your A4 properly you will have no problems with your tranny.
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Well, I haven't broken mine with 497rwhp yet. Granted I have runcraps so they do NOT hook - but I'm a shiftin' ****. Love to hear those Stingers sing
Shift it like you stole it
Shift it like you stole it
Race Director
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From: Indianapolis IN
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
[QUOTE=EnglandGreen
Keep an eye on your trans temp and you'll be fine.
EG[/QUOTE]
What is considered too high on the trans temp? (I know this is probably in my owner's manual, but I am away from the car).
Keep an eye on your trans temp and you'll be fine.
EG[/QUOTE]
What is considered too high on the trans temp? (I know this is probably in my owner's manual, but I am away from the car).
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,779
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From: LOS ANGELES CA.
Its true
Originally Posted by T's 99
I shift thru mine all the time, no problems 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 7,076
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From: Nevada and Florida
With proper programming there is no need to manually shift, let the auto do the work. This can be done with any tuner program. You can set upshift/downshift MPH and firmness. Makes the car much more fun to drive.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Near Jacksonville Fl.
Manual shifting is fine, and won't hurt your A4.
I tried manual shifting mine once, but the boost came on so fast it bounced off the rev limiter and scared the crap out out of me.
Came to the conclusion the computer is a lot quicker then I am!
I tried manual shifting mine once, but the boost came on so fast it bounced off the rev limiter and scared the crap out out of me.
Came to the conclusion the computer is a lot quicker then I am!
Race Director
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From: Retired but working
Cruise-In VI Veteran
Originally Posted by Stock Man
I KNEW IT!!! You A4 guys that give us 6 speed guys the gears. The true is out!!!!! You guys all wish you had 6 speeds. rofl:
rofl: I envy you guys. To me my Vettes with their 4 speeds were great I can only imagine 6.
Sprint Cars I used to drive had two and even that was a HOOT!
To me you have much more control with a standard.
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Originally Posted by Benpup
I'd love to have a 6 speed but my leg is shot to $hit literally. Thanks to a small elfin like creature known as Mr. Charles.
I envy you guys. To me my Vettes with their 4 speeds were great I can only imagine 6.
Sprint Cars I used to drive had two and even that was a HOOT!
To me you have much more control with a standard.
I envy you guys. To me my Vettes with their 4 speeds were great I can only imagine 6.
Sprint Cars I used to drive had two and even that was a HOOT!
To me you have much more control with a standard.
Price is circa $2700 - check it out at http://www.gearvendors.com/index.html
EG