Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 1m 10d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 01/11/02 11:41 AM Share Posted 01/11/02 11:41 AM We have a TS50 that has an auto box with tiptronic controls on the steering wheel.l love manuals, and when we bought the car l thought the tiptronic would be a good compromise with my wife, who preffered an auto (at the time) l guess for the first week it was ok, but l soon stopped using it and hankered for a manual. For me, there is no substitue.The manual may be no quicker than the auto (not the reason l want it) and it may be more limited in torque rating (wont be modding the car so doenst matter) but its just more fun to drive. You actually drive the car.It all comes down to personal preference, but l dont think a tiptronic box is a good substitute if you are considering or generally prefer a manaul IMHO.When we decided to go for an XR6T my wife agreed to a manual, and boy am l glad. Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/03 11:46 PM Share Posted 18/08/03 11:46 PM I have spoken to several different Ford people and no one can give me a torque rating for the 5 speed manual and/or the 4 speed auto. This is important to me because I plan on modifying the car, and want the strongest box. Dug up an old thread here, but couldn't find an answer>Does anyone know the manufacturer's torque rating for the auto in the BA XR6TManual is rated at 450Nm, but what rating for the auto?thanx in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1axr TEAM BLUEPRINT Member 913 Member For: 21y 10m 6d Location: Perth W.A. Posted 19/08/03 12:09 AM Share Posted 19/08/03 12:09 AM cdmI had an auto auxr8 so I got the auto baxr6t and am I glad I did.the sss change is like having a manual but with out all the work.it is nothing like the old triptronic.you actually get the best of both worlds and don't have to replace the clutch if you get to energenic.I haven't had mine on the track yet (400 mtr) but will post a time card when I do in the next couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislak Donating Members 400 Member For: 21y 11m 15d Location: Sydney Posted 19/08/03 01:10 AM Share Posted 19/08/03 01:10 AM The auto is very good especially if you want to play around with the engine, I had a very good auto transmissions tweaker take a look at my SSS the other day and he said it is a very good auto and for a few dollars he could make change harder and quicker than the C4 in my XY, a very frightening thought but one that I am considering.If any of you guys stuff the auto up I was quoted $1700 for a total rebuild, which is not to bad considering my tiptronic in my BMW went it cost $4500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra potty trained Lifetime Members 1,938 Member For: 21y 7m 15d Gender: Male Posted 19/08/03 05:31 AM Share Posted 19/08/03 05:31 AM had my auto tweaked a couple of weeks back ... struth ... unbelievable ... earnt me atleast a sec on the 1/4 ... atleast .... a little clunky at car park speed ... but smooth at silk flat out had it done for about $500 ... and yeah ... about $2k to rebuild and strengthen the original box ... they guessed the original box would be good for 500-550Nm ... who cares ... got no warranty now anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 21/08/03 05:15 AM Share Posted 21/08/03 05:15 AM I got the manual and am happy with it, the shifts no light but its still pretty good, only thing with the manual you can notice the diff backlash more than the auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Walker Guests Posted 21/08/03 05:32 AM Share Posted 21/08/03 05:32 AM 1 second? - I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadnium Member 49 Member For: 21y 4m 26d Location: Sydney Posted 21/08/03 12:45 PM Share Posted 21/08/03 12:45 PM Yes it does break like a manual box. I was driving a Fairmont Ghia the other day and tried it.....it works great. The only gripe is that there is no red line on the taco. Other than that best of both worlds with no clutch. :D I believe the reason there is no redline on the tacho is that the engine management program varies the rev limit slightly, according to conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 24/08/03 10:36 AM Share Posted 24/08/03 10:36 AM I heard the redline is variable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6TK1W1 Member 435 Member For: 21y 8m 16d Location: Wellington NZ Posted 25/08/03 06:04 AM Share Posted 25/08/03 06:04 AM Yes it does break like a manual box. I was driving a Fairmont Ghia the other day and tried it.....it works great. The only gripe is that there is no red line on the taco. Other than that best of both worlds with no clutch. :DI believe the reason there is no redline on the tacho is that the engine management program varies the rev limit slightly, according to conditions. From what I inderstand is the Redline is about 5850rpm in first and 6000 in all other gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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