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Broke4.6
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This is my first GT I've had that's an automatic Annnd other then everyone hitting me up to sale my 99/01 cobra tails and to trade my 10th Anni wheels I got alot.. 20+ people that asked "oh its an automatic, no thanks"
When I ask all these people why not? I don't get anything back lol
What's the deal with the autos? It still shifts when you want it to, moves out when you jump on it, perform well at the track, can multi task while driving... What's the deal?
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SwEeT03Gt
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People just want to bang gears even if we hit 14's but after owning my car for 6 years I wouldn't mind an auto lol
Posts: 4484 | From: -NicKlE n DiMe- | Registered: Sep 2010
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SmokinLX
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Stock aod is a pile of crap! It takes some money to make it preform so most people prefer to drop a Manuel 5 or six speed in and be done. If you are Planning on staying under 500 horses you will have a lot more fun driving a Manuel. Now if you are Planning on building a 500 hp & up car then an auto tranny is easier to hook up on the street & strip. Most people who hate on autos have never driven in a properly built Manuel valve body car with a properly matched stall & tranny brake. I have nothing against rowing gears but at a certain point alot of people with high horsepower cars will go auto or at least consider it. If you want to stick with the aod then you should check out www.clickclickracing.com and do some research!
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SacGrown89GT
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Originally posted by POWERED BY FORD:
Auto= for girls unless your 9.99 or faster
Dumbest shit ive read! Some guys just get tired of shifting and prefer to chill and put it in drive and go. I have a 89 gt auto and i guarantee ill give any 5spd a run for its money. Somewhat stock but its a goer!!
Auto or stickshift. Its just a preference. 5speeds just feel faster cause u shift when u want....over rated in my opinion.
[ 2014-06-19, 11:57 PM: Message edited by: SacGrown89GT ]
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SydeWaySix
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Personally I don't mind autos as long as the car still has some get up! It's definitely not as fun, but for a DD/non-racecar I think an auto is perfectly fine. And if you have a significant other who can't drive auto, you get brownie points if she is able to drive it and experience why we all love mustangs so much ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
Broke4.6...I'd mess with your auto for sure....it's just a matter if you accepting my offer before Monday ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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a302juGRnot
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I don't mind autos in general but I prefer my mustangs 5speed. They're just more fun.
Don't worry man your car is clean and is bound to sell regardless
[ 2014-06-20, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: a302juGRnot ]
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Posts: 1646 | From: sacramento | Registered: Jul 2010
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SacGrown89GT
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Originally posted by SydeWaySix:
Personally I don't mind autos as long as the car still has some get up! It's definitely not as fun, but for a DD/non-racecar I think an auto is perfectly fine. And if you have a significant other who can't drive auto, you get brownie points if she is able to drive it and experience why we all love mustangs so much
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Posts: 699 | From: SacGROWNmento | Registered: Feb 2007
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losbadgts
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Shit the new stangs with auto will have paddle shifts. If I was to get an auto stang first mod would be 4.10's.
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Posts: 3625 | From: redwood city | Registered: Apr 2004
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H8RPWRD
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My first ever mustang was a full posi 3.73 gear aod I loved it but I'd rather bang through gears. But autos are cool
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Btw wanna sell me your tail lights? ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
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Full manual valve body, with t-brake. Best of both worlds.
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Originally posted by SacGrown89GT:
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Originally posted by POWERED BY FORD:
Auto= for girls unless your 9.99 or faster
Dumbest shit ive read! Some guys just get tired of shifting and prefer to chill and put it in drive and go. I have a 89 gt auto and i guarantee ill give any 5spd a run for its money. Somewhat stock but its a goer!!
Auto or stickshift. Its just a preference. 5speeds just feel faster cause u shift when u want....over rated in my opinion.
Any 5 speed huh?
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Resale value on a mustang requires it to have a 5 speed apparently. Other than that i guess its much cooler to pop in the clutch and rev on street randoms vs putting it in neutral and then having to shift it back into drive.
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Resale value on a mustang requires it to have a 5 speed apparently. Other than that i guess its much cooler to pop in the clutch and rev on street randoms vs putting it in neutral and then having to shift it back into drive.
lol
i do like the freedom and flexibilty of a 5spd (you control the cars engine speed for the most part) vs an auto...but i dont mind the auto at all, especially in traffic or driving thru the hilly parts of sf...
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racsirx
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Originally posted by SacGrown89GT:
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Originally posted by POWERED BY FORD:
Auto= for girls unless your 9.99 or faster
Dumbest shit ive read! Some guys just get tired of shifting and prefer to chill and put it in drive and go. I have a 89 gt auto and i guarantee ill give any 5spd a run for its money. Somewhat stock but its a goer!!
Auto or stickshift. Its just a preference. 5speeds just feel faster cause u shift when u want....over rated in my opinion.
Lol, someone let me borrow a stock 87-93 5 speed 5.0 so I can race this slow 89 GT auto.
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NK2186
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all but two cars i have owned have been manual. Automatic is nice when you just want to cruise or commute but when it comes to my toy... Please give me a manual transmission so I can properly rev match a down shift and bark the pipes ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
My silver 89 that got stolen had a really stiff clutch pedal and it was kind of a pain in the ass in traffic but I did not really mind it much.
My 2000 explorer is an automatic and it is nice to just smash the gas pedal. I still find myself dropping it into 2 to slow down though.. I def like to use engine braking to slow the car down.
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racsirx
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Broke4.6, cars take longer to sell these days, that's why I like to part them out, there is a market for automatic cars but not as much a 5 speed car.
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ive had a 5 speed in my dd 4.6gt/cobra got kinda tired of it from discovery bay to martinez.
i have a fmx in my 70 currently but it will be getting replaced with an aod dont want to be commuting with a 5speed any more.
if i where to have a car just for me 5 or 6 speed
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NEIGHT
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Takes the fun out of driving a muscle car IMO. I will NEVER own a automatic muscle car.
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Stock aod is a pile of crap! It takes some money to make it preform so most people prefer to drop a Manuel 5 or six speed in and be done. If you are Planning on staying under 500 horses you will have a lot more fun driving a Manuel. Now if you are Planning on building a 500 hp & up car then an auto tranny is easier to hook up on the street & strip. Most people who hate on autos have never driven in a properly built Manuel valve body car with a properly matched stall & tranny brake. I have nothing against rowing gears but at a certain point alot of people with high horsepower cars will go auto or at least consider it. If you want to stick with the aod then you should check out <a href="http://www.clickclickracing.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.clickclickracing.com</a> and do some research!
best post I have seen in a while, ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
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Vndcatr
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Everyone has their preferences. In a street/track car under 700hp id take a stick and just try like hell to get it to hook up. which is what ill be trying to do shortly. A cruiser or bracket racing car id take a stalled auto all day.
Bet half of these guys saying autos are gay have never driven a stalled auto with power. and im not talking about your average bucket fox with a alphabet cam and slushbox..
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Autos are pretty nice. My 86 vert used to go 11.5s with a 347 nitrous and an auto with a stall. Never drove it auto though since I threw a 600 in it the first couple weeks I had it and Ive only driven it twice in two years. Like Neight said though. I wouldn't want an auto muscle car, just no fun in it
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FobraJay
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I LIKE AUTO IN A FOX AND STICK-SHIFT IN A NEW EDGE FOR SURE
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I drive automatics while commuting, but my toy cars have all been stick. I have driven GTRs and while they are fast as hell, I find that boring. Any ricer can paddle shift to a 10 second quarter, but put that same ricer in a manual vehicle and they wouldnt know what to do with them.
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