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Laughable as in a TORQUE CONVERTER auto doesn't belong in a Z06. Dual Clutch option or manual only.
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Fortunately for those of us who want to go the fastest, you aren't the one making the choice.
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If you really want to be the fastest you want a dual clutch. I have no problem with an auto Z06 it just should be a dual clutch. And did you say a slush box beating a DCT? I don't think so.
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So I guess it doesn't have anything to do withy the fluid coupling between eng and rear end vs a physical connection the clutch gives.
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From the "urban dictionary"...
slushbox: slang term for an automatic transmission, possibly because the transmission connects the engine to the drive shaft using a fluid instead of a solid plate
slushbox: slang term for an automatic transmission, possibly because the transmission connects the engine to the drive shaft using a fluid instead of a solid plate
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Looks like that "fluid coupling" thingy that makes it a "slushbox" comes in pretty handy after all. Oh yeah, don't forget drivability with the auto will be much better than a DCT.
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In a drag race, autos are faster than clutch type transmissions...a DCT is a clutch type transmission. A DCT has the same power loss through the transmission as an auto because it operates the same as an auto...it has a pump to enable the DCT to change gears "automatically". Autos can shift just as fast as a DCT, they weigh about the same as a DCT, and they have a smaller packaging than the DCT. On a road course, an 8-speed auto will keep an engine closer to its power peak (increases average HP during acceleration) than a 7-speed DCT. The auto has a torque converter that multiplies the torque from a dead stop and the stall speed allows the engine to start out higher on the HP curve...advantage automatic.
Looks like that "fluid coupling" thingy that makes it a "slushbox" comes in pretty handy after all. Oh yeah, don't forget drivability with the auto will be much better than a DCT.
Looks like that "fluid coupling" thingy that makes it a "slushbox" comes in pretty handy after all. Oh yeah, don't forget drivability with the auto will be much better than a DCT.
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