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Automatic vs. Manual Transmission 200

posted by  jbowser on  Mon Mar 17 17:36 CST 2003
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There is not as much power loss in a manual transmission. Also, the clutch makes a "hard" connection between the engine and rear drive opposed to a fluid coupling in the automatic's torque convertor which has a lot of slip. Notice this on your tach, cruise at a speed and watch the tach as you press on the gas and you'll see the RPMs increase a couple hundred while the speed stays the same.

This is kinda oversimplifying it but you should get the idea.

Justin B.
83 Turbo






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