I know that people who are really into cars will hate me for this, but I don't care because it's a topic that I've always wanted to have an arguement on. Any car enthusiast should know that an Automatic is ALWAYS faster in drag racing than a manual. Many will say that a manual is more fun, which I believe to be true, but at the end of the day no loss of boost while drag racing is my bread and butter.
I just read countless numbers of pages on DSM Tuners on this exact subject which is why I'm now blogging about it. It amazes me how people say that their 5 speed will own manuals every time at the track. First things first now. Different power levels of the two cars racing is one reason a manual might be faster, but everyone should realize that a computer can shift faster than a human could possibly be capable of. End of story, period. It is a fact that manuals have more moving parts to break than automatics, and many times the reason why things break in manuals is because of human error. Oops, did I just type that? Yes I did, and it's true. Humans make mistakes, computers don't. That is why autos are so much quicker in drag racing, less breakage, and quicker trap times.
Not to lose focus one the other side of the arguement here, I would go stick shift on the streets because of the more fun in operating gears and all what not. For track though I would always go auto just because it's quicker and cheaper to maintain/modify. I just felt that I needed to vent my opinion because ignorant people always give me crap about my automatic Talon. I always say that auto IS faster than manual, but no one ever believes me. If manual was faster than auto then why are people swapping manuals to autos for drag racing? Because they're faster and more reliable. End of story, period.
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