what tranny to use

[camnj99]

i want to replace my transmission but i dont know which one to put in. I have a stock aoutomatic right now and I was thinking that putting in a manual would be way too much work and i was looking at b&m and hurst and the have some nice automatic shifters but im not sure how they work or which one to get. I was looking at the quarter sticks on the website...any help would be awsome!

[99v6cam]

Re: what tranny to use

If you plan on modding your car to a significant degree I would say get an automatic. Not only are they more consisant but once you hit around 300ft lbs, third gear is gonna go boom on a manual. Otherwise, go manual.

[slow6]

Re: what tranny to use

If you plan on modding your car to a significant degree I would say get an automatic. Not only are they more consisant but once you hit around 300ft lbs, third gear is gonna go boom on a manual. Otherwise, go manual.

then why get a stock manual? why not get a built manual that can handle it?

I ask cause I'm soon too buy a LS1 with Ls1 manual of course. Weakpoint is the rear

[Fbody3400]

Re: what tranny to use

then why get a stock manual? why not get a built manual that can handle it?

I ask cause I'm soon too buy a LS1 with Ls1 manual of course. Weakpoint is the rear

Then why not get a built auto? With a nice stall?

[slow6]

Re: what tranny to use

manuals have less drivetrain loss, easier to fix, less weight, more fun to drive, real-time control of rpms (which you could on a manual, if you tuned it right),
better gas mileage, more fun, etc etc... screw consistency. I Dunno if I can shift faster than a built auto though?
I've had an auto for years and am tired of it
The only thing good about my auto, is that it has a larger final drive ratio than the manual, which is good for my 4.10 gears on the highway.
I would just prefer a built manual (extra 2 gears woohoo)

[black98rs]

Re: what tranny to use

manuals have less drivetrain loss, easier to fix, less weight, more fun to drive, real-time control of rpms (which you could on a manual, if you tuned it right),
better gas mileage, more fun, etc etc... screw consistency. I Dunno if I can shift faster than a built auto though?
I've had an auto for years and am tired of it
The only thing good about my auto, is that it has a larger final drive ratio than the manual, which is good for my 4.10 gears on the highway.
I would just prefer a built manual (extra 2 gears woohoo)

Not true about the a4 vs the m6, the m6 has a taller (lager final drive) than the a4. also manuals have more things that go wrong if they are shifted hard all the time.