CBXRT Banned 643 Member For: 14y 1m 3d Gender: Male Posted 22/01/12 07:52 AM Share Posted 22/01/12 07:52 AM (edited) I converted my silvia from auto to manual, no power and couldnt do anything fun with it.Mentioning SIlvias (rubbish car, no offence intended) to Ts isnt a great comparison mate.....ha ha.Completely forget that experience, and the guys advice on Ts will assist far more as its chalk and cheese :sungum: Edited 22/01/12 08:01 AM by CBXRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 7m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/01/12 08:00 AM Share Posted 22/01/12 08:00 AM and the bottom line is that the auto makes for better car, better performance, smoother, easier to drive, its basically better in everyway, except one which is FUN and pleasure to driveNot every way. The manual is also A LOT stronger then the Auto, can't think of one manual that has broken since I've been a member of the forum where as there has been numerous auto's crap themselves. Some on completely stock cars.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptide Member 733 Member For: 13y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posted 22/01/12 08:08 AM Share Posted 22/01/12 08:08 AM (edited) Of course the clutch might need upgrading for any power increases... Edited 22/01/12 08:11 AM by riptide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 1d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 22/01/12 09:57 AM Share Posted 22/01/12 09:57 AM Laying stripes is possible in a VW beetle...if your tyres aren't good enough for the power. Skids can be made to happen if you want them, regardless of transmission. Just buy crap shoes...!If you mod the car with the usual cooler, injectors and exhaust mods + tune, you'll be powerskidding, don't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenskates1 Member 20 Member For: 13y 1m 13d Posted 23/01/12 03:14 AM Author Share Posted 23/01/12 03:14 AM What are the syncro's like in the 6 speed? do they engage gear really smoothly? kinda over knotching when going in gear :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBXRT Banned 643 Member For: 14y 1m 3d Gender: Male Posted 23/01/12 03:26 AM Share Posted 23/01/12 03:26 AM (edited) Would be far better just to go to any Ford dealer, drive both and simply find out for yourself....... Are you in a remote location or something maybe, hence not an option? Edited 23/01/12 03:27 AM by CBXRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenskates1 Member 20 Member For: 13y 1m 13d Posted 23/01/12 05:19 AM Author Share Posted 23/01/12 05:19 AM Yeah, not an option unless I drive a brand new FG xr6, no turbo models, bf's or ba's available here :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 1m 4d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 23/01/12 05:58 AM Share Posted 23/01/12 05:58 AM What are the syncro's like in the 6 speed? do they engage gear really smoothly? kinda over knotching when going in gear :(The FG box is notchy when cold. Once it warms up its really smooth. Plus they all suffer from rollover noise and sloppy thrust bearings. Saying that they are bulletproof boxes and will handle 500kw all day with a decent clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impellor Member 835 Member For: 14y 5m 6d Gender: Not Telling Posted 23/01/12 09:02 AM Share Posted 23/01/12 09:02 AM Well its official gentlemen the following is information obtained from the Wheels 2006 (April) performance car of the year. Expensive Daewoo V Ford. Here are the Winton Lap Times, and top speeds down the straight.1. BF Typhoon manual 1:44.602. XR6 Turbo manual 1:44.953. Expensive Daewoo SS Manual 1:45.804. XR6 Turbo Auto 1:45.905. HSV GTO Coupe Manual 1:45.956. FPV GT Manual 1:46.057. XR8 Manual 1:46.50Top Speeds1. F6 177.2 kph2. XR6 Turbo Auto 1723. FPV GT 1714. XR6 Turbo Manual 169.75. XR8 168.66. Expensive Daewoo SS 167.17. HSV GTO Coupe 166.3 In conclusion it was quite surprising to see the 0.35 sec lap time difference between the manual Phoon and XR6 Turbo manual these are for BF but I feel comparable in FG Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 7m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/01/12 09:53 AM Share Posted 23/01/12 09:53 AM Better brakes would be the cause of that. The rest is pretty interesting but.Not sure how the GTO was slower then an SS, lighter more power and better brakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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