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by Shadow
Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:18 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Top gear acceleration
Replies: 52
Views: 5689

Re: Top gear acceleration

as much as i hate ford and mustangs especially...i can't even hate on the new mustangs. extremely high MPG out of a V6 and still 300 horse? i applaud you ford Wow...it's even got the Camaro V6 beat by 2 MPG...though the Camaro comes with 312HP to Mustang's 305HP (if Google is correct). Yeah, the ne...
by Shadow
Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:05 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: What influenced your interest in manual transmissions?
Replies: 76
Views: 13121

What influenced your interest in manual transmissions?

I'm not sure if this topic has been posted before (haven't seen anything like it so far), so I figured I would just ask: What influenced your earliest interest in manual transmissions? For me, it started when I was just a small kid, about 9 years old. My dad had an old V8 Chevy pick-up with a 4-spee...
by Shadow
Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)
Replies: 19
Views: 3334

Re: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)

Sorry, I was a bit off in my numbers. The Audi Quattro system torque split is 60% rear and 40% front in normal operation. The nice thing about it is that it's not a typical "on-demand" AWD system that is typical on a lot of AWD vehicles. Here's a great video on Audi's Quattro system: http:...
by Shadow
Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:20 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)
Replies: 19
Views: 3334

Re: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)

well if its AWD then its quattro so what happens is normally its FWD, but once the ECU realizes the front wheels lost traction, it kicks the rear in and makes it AWD. it scared the crap out of me when my buddy picked up an Audi A4 2.0t to test drive. it was raining like a bastard out and he let me ...
by Shadow
Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:50 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)
Replies: 19
Views: 3334

Re: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)

cimbali wrote:... Sad that you can no longer get a stick with the V6....
BTW, that was true for the 2010 model year. Now with the 2011 models, you can't even get the V6 anymore. The only engine available is the 2.0T.
by Shadow
Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:48 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)
Replies: 19
Views: 3334

Re: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)

the A5 is beautiful! Sad that you can no longer get a stick with the V6. What's different with launching an AWD? Does the AWD system kickin and prevent wheel spin? Yeah, it looks like the driver let the clutch out a little too quickly and the car bucked because of the AWD traction. If he was trying...
by Shadow
Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:36 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)
Replies: 19
Views: 3334

Nice review of the Audi A5 (most likely my next car)

Car looks fantastic, although I'm not a big fan of white.

I did get a chuckle out of the attempted launch at approximately the 0:50 second mark. The driver must not be used to AWD vehicles.

by Shadow
Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:39 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Advice needed - new manual driver with abrupt/grabby clutch
Replies: 131
Views: 35908

Re: Advice needed - new manual driver with abrupt/grabby clu

Anyone ever drive a G37 coupe? It has a terrible clutch...very narrow engagment travel and it doesn't even start grabbing until the pedal is almost all the way up off the floor. A good friend of mine has one and he complains about it all the time. The guys on the G37 forums have all kinds of mods t...
by Shadow
Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Advice needed - new manual driver with abrupt/grabby clutch
Replies: 131
Views: 35908

Re: Advice needed - new manual driver with abrupt/grabby clu

Anyone ever drive a G37 coupe? It has a terrible clutch...very narrow engagment travel and it doesn't even start grabbing until the pedal is almost all the way up off the floor. A good friend of mine has one and he complains about it all the time. The guys on the G37 forums have all kinds of mods to...
by Shadow
Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:38 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: 2011 Cars and Trucks with Manual Transmission
Replies: 25
Views: 13682

Re: 2011 Cars and Trucks with Manual Transmission

I think that's the main reason, but I suspect that also they don't want to have to fund the engineering of the manual to handle the power of the larger engine. Rope-Pusher, your opinion on that? well because manual transmissions are (or were) cheaper and easier to manufacture alot of base model veh...
by Shadow
Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:35 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Top gear acceleration
Replies: 52
Views: 5689

Re: Top gear acceleration

You'd think that powerful cars would be able to pass without downshifting, but that's really not always true. I'd had a V8 Mustang back in the 90's with a 5-speed manual. If I was on the highway in 5th gear and floored the gas pedal at 60 MPH, the car would barely accelerate at all. It almost felt ...
by Shadow
Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:32 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Top gear acceleration
Replies: 52
Views: 5689

Re: Top gear acceleration

Saabs have great highway passing abilities in top gear. Thats what theyre built to do. Take the 9000 Aero, for example. It had better 50 to 75mph acceleration than a Carrera 4 or Testarossa. Last I checked, thats a useful power band. My car (same engine and turbo, one generation later) turns 3k rpm...
by Shadow
Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:29 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Top gear acceleration
Replies: 52
Views: 5689

Re: Top gear acceleration

My GTO cruises at nearly 2k revs at 80 mph, yet I can still pass in 6th gear on the highway at regular highway speeds. :mrgreen: Have you ever seen published 50-70 MPH times (in top gear) in a magazine? I'd be interested to know the numbers. Unfortunately, not many people pay attention to those fig...
by Shadow
Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:55 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: 2011 Cars and Trucks with Manual Transmission
Replies: 25
Views: 13682

Re: 2011 Cars and Trucks with Manual Transmission

That might be true, but keep in mind that manual transmissions used to be available (and sometimes as standard equipment) on the models with the "bigger" engines. You still see that today on some vehicles (like the Mustang GT for example) That's targeting a very specific market (enthusias...
by Shadow
Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:05 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Top gear acceleration
Replies: 52
Views: 5689

Re: Top gear acceleration

if a turbo'd motor is tuned correctly it should be producing full boost at around 2k. but i guess that also depends on how much boost your pushing and how efficient the piping is...etc. i guess the proper way to say it is a well built turbo'd motor should be producing full boost at around 2k That's...