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- From: hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Increasing power?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.094119.20703@mr.med.ge.com>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 09:41:19 GMT
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- tgl@slee01.srl.ford.com (Tom Leone) writes:
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- : What's the net.wisdom on manual transmissions instead of
- : automatics? I know that torque converters are very inefficient,
- : wasting perhaps 10-15% of engine power. However, they are a good,
- : repeatable way to get the engine up to high RPM.
- :
- IMHO, I'd have to say that the only time I'd have an automatic is if I had to
- drive in traffic often. A manual is a pain at these times.
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- If you are looking for performance, you can most likely learn how to
- shift at MUCH better times than an automatic would. They are usually
- set up for mileage rather than performace, and don't take the engine
- up to optimal power range before shifting.
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
- SAAB - you get what you pay for; you pay for what you get.
- hinz@picard.med.ge.com
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