Auto or Manual?

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Originally Posted by Fkatz

allright i'm new here and kinda of have the same question lk this so i'm going to revive this thread i love drag racing it is proven that the manual is faster than the automatic (Pro stock) but i grew up at the track and no1 running in the 9's has a manual trans the automatics are more consistent and hold up better in the higher horsepower setups give me a break there is no way you are going to get through 6 gears in the quarter mile unless you lay down a 16 if you like drag racing i think built auto w/good torque conver is better overall then manual but would the 5spd be a good choice for drag racing a supra that runs in the 12's or would auto be better choice i know 5spds are cheaper

when i find supra that is the number i want to hit 12's

Auto is a better choice than 5spd, mainly because you can't get a 5spd in a tt, and an n/a won't hit 12s (unless you use a big shot of nos)...