[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[LinPark]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

BTW:

"Mad" Max Rockatansky, Michael Knight, and "The Bandit" all drove AT's.

/End thread.

Wow, just look at that list! Speaking of panties in a bunch and neutered gentlemen ... just sayin'!

[Drex]

Originally Posted by b15

So you made your auto look like a manual and manually shift via the stick rather than the paddles....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...QnyfEokg8#t=55

[b15]

Originally Posted by Drex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...QnyfEokg8#t=55

Haha that was pretty funny. I agree At least that is factory and still has the gear selector. The Z mod is just straight poser

[Jordo!]

Lots of auto shifters have a leather boot (including, BTW, the G37) -- it looks better. There's no special reason for having one on a manual gear shifter either (see further years of terrible rubber boots...).

It's cosmetic. No one is meant to be fooled. No posturing intended or attempted.

But whatever gets you through your day...

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by TheBoomSpoon

And the Dodge Daytona aka chrysler laser in the 1986 film "the wraith" (driven by an alien of course, thats much more tough) was an automatic also. Ta dao..

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Well said and well spotted

Oh yeah, and every incarnation of the Batmobile -- even the stupid "tank" version.

[b15]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Lots of auto shifters have a leather boot (including, BTW, the G37) -- it looks better. There's no special reason for having one on a manual gear shifter either (see further years of terrible rubber boots...).

It's cosmetic. No one is meant to be fooled. No posturing intended or attempted.

But whatever gets you through your day...

Speaking of panties in a bunch....

Sure the G37 also has a little thing next to it called a gear indicator. You know what's special to a manual? Not having one.

Hey if covering your shifter to make it look like a manual and then using the stick to manually shift your auto gets you through your day

You should add a foot parking brake so its like you have three pedals too. Lots of cars have one not just manuals

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by b15

Speaking of panties in a bunch....

Sure the G37 also has a little thing next to it called a gear indicator. You know what's special to a manual? Not having one.

Hey if covering your shifter to make it look like a manual and then using the stick to manually shift your auto gets you through your day

You should add a foot parking brake so its like you have three pedals too. Lots of cars have one not just manuals

It is a functional shifter you know... it's not as if it isn't designed to be used that way. Reversing the up/down made it a lot more fun and intuitive than the paddles, and I found that I liked it even more than the paddles, so I use it most of the time.

The 7AT is designed to be manually shifted OR automatically shifted. It's not a game of pretend. You understand that, right?

There's a gear indicator on the dash... The MT also indicates gears on the dash, and most OEM knobs have a little marking of gears on the knob..

Actually, if there was a complete AT bezel, boot, and knob package that looked good and fit (e.g., the G37 one) I probably would have just gotten that to make the swap easier. What exactly are we arguing about here???

Do you have a red GT-R start button? Does that make you (or anyone else) think it's a GT-R?

It's cosmetic. That's all.

If my panties are in a bunch you've got yours twisted so tight you're starting to lose oxygen to your brain.

[b15]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

It is a functional shifter you know... it's not as if it isn't designed to be used that way. Reversing the up/down made it a lot more fun and intuitive than the paddles, and I found that I liked it even more than the paddles, so I use it most of the time.

The 7AT is designed to be manually shifted OR automatically shifted. It's not a game of pretend. You understand that, right?

There's a gear indicator on the dash... if there was a complete bezel, boot, and knob package that looked good and fit (e.g., the G37 one) I probably would have just gotten that to make the swap easier. What exactly are we arguing about here?

Do you have a red GT-R start button? Does that make you (or anyone else) think it's a GT-R?

It's cosmetic. That's all.

If my panties are in a bunch you've got yours twisted so tight you're starting to lose oxygen to your brain.

Good one! How many times did you have to edit to come up with that?

Nope I don't have a GTR start button and let me refresh your memory, you're a poser with your manual shift boot, removing your indicator, and manual shifting with the "stick"

Hold on, im losing oxygen. Going to hook up to my breather now. Will return when oxygenated.

[JARblue]

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by b15

Good one! How many times did you have to edit to come up with that?

Nope I don't have a GTR start button and let me refresh your memory, you're a poser with your manual shift boot, removing your indicator, and manual shifting with the "stick"

Hold on, im losing oxygen. Going to hook up to my breather now. Will return when oxygenated.

I promise you that all passengers are given a clear statement of the nature of the transmission, and I like to correct spelling errors

Anyway, don't bother with the extra oxygen. It's pretty clear you've suffered permanent brain damage...

[Trips]

Im dying HERE!


Thank You I needed that before going to bed

[alcheng]

what oil should I use??

I am seeing Trips tonight.

[wstar]

Real Men ™ also don't use SynchroRevMatch to pretend they know how to downshift accurately, don't use power steering because they don't have girly arms, don't use ABS brakes because they can threshold brake on any surface at any time just fine on their own, don't have car audio systems (especially upgraded ones!) because they'd rather listen to the engine any day, don't have air conditioning (you're gonna waste engine power because you're too much of a pansy to enjoy a warm day?), and they certainly don't have in-dash navigation systems because they don't need goddamn directions from anyone. Oh yeah, and they probably don't drive wimpy import V6's either. So if your Z is how you define your manhood, you were in trouble long before you decided on a transmission.

[1slow370]

PLain and simply i don't drive a manual to make my **** bigger it's fine the way it is, but I have a HELL of a lot more fun with my manual rev match or not than any automatic. Everyone i know with an automatic Z wishes they had a real manual trans at least a few times. You want the auto day today or when you are at the strip, but you bought an enthusiast car and didn't order the option that is the most fun, 2 grand cheaper, and you don't need to throw $6k at to get it to hold 500hp.

Edit: everyone who does a forced induction or track build on an auto gets to sit there and wonder how much power and abuse will it take before it goes to **** an needs to be sent to a dealer to replace because the tcm is coded to the ecu, and wont work in another car, and is inside the transmission.

[b15]

Originally Posted by wstar

Real Men ™ also don't use SynchroRevMatch to pretend they know how to downshift accurately, don't use power steering because they don't have girly arms, don't use ABS brakes because they can threshold brake on any surface at any time just fine on their own, don't have car audio systems (especially upgraded ones!) because they'd rather listen to the engine any day, don't have air conditioning (you're gonna waste engine power because you're too much of a pansy to enjoy a warm day?), and they certainly don't have in-dash navigation systems because they don't need goddamn directions from anyone. Oh yeah, and they probably don't drive wimpy import V6's either. So if your Z is how you define your manhood, you were in trouble long before you decided on a transmission.

Originally Posted by 1slow370

PLain and simply i don't drive a manual to make my **** bigger it's fine the way it is, but I have a HELL of a lot more fun with my manual rev match or not than any automatic. Everyone i know with an automatic Z wishes they had a real manual trans at least a few times. You want the auto day today or when you are at the strip, but you bought an enthusiast car and didn't order the option that is the most fun, 2 grand cheaper, and you don't need to throw $6k at to get it to hold 500hp.

Edit: everyone who does a forced induction or track build on an auto gets to sit there and wonder how much power and abuse will it take before it goes to **** an needs to be sent to a dealer to replace because the tcm is coded to the ecu, and wont work in another car, and is inside the transmission.

The manhood arguement! Who's going to mention the 7at is marginally faster?

Besides we all know real men drive automatic V8s. They're also poor so they get no options.