And really - and let's be brutally honest - who cares???
6sp vs A4
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I guess it depends on why you care.
If you're doing bracket racing, you're probably better off with an A4 due to the consistency of acceleration. I know a local who bracket races a Camry, and wins pretty consistently, because the pedal goes to the floor and the automatic shifts consistently every race.
If you're doing bracket racing, you're probably better off with an A4 due to the consistency of acceleration. I know a local who bracket races a Camry, and wins pretty consistently, because the pedal goes to the floor and the automatic shifts consistently every race.
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Originally Posted by JMc
Okay, so for the sake of academics, am I to understand that if I floor my A4 from a standing start and keep my foot on the floor, it will go all the way to redline in each gear before upshifting to the next? Just looking for a little education, here. Thanks. I suppose I can just cruise up to the Pasadena freeway sometime and legally find out for myself.
For the sake of those who may not know, the Pasadena freeway I believe was the first freeway in the nation, and many of the entrances are still from a total stop, rather than a merge, which is freaky, to say the least. At least, it was the last time I drove that thing many years ago...
For the sake of those who may not know, the Pasadena freeway I believe was the first freeway in the nation, and many of the entrances are still from a total stop, rather than a merge, which is freaky, to say the least. At least, it was the last time I drove that thing many years ago...
Stock, mine would do a 2-3 shift at about 65 mph, and it would nosedive so bad you'd think I was stepping on the brakes.
Currently, I shift at around 90 mph in 2-3, at about 6500 (numbers aren't exact) and the transition is much better, although the gear difference between 2-3 is so steep that the car still dives a little bit.
I like the A4 for 1st and second gear, but I'll tell ya, it would be perfect if there were another gear between 2 and 3. This is my dilemma. I could always go to a different ratio in the differential to make up for the 2-3 nose dive, but my engine is putting out so much power, that 1st and 2nd would become useless.
I am playing around with TCC settings now, to try and compensate.
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Originally Posted by screw991le
Everything else being equal, the 6 speed is faster due to less loss in the drivetrain
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