300ZX Auto Vs. Manual

[Tuck&Poke]

i heard that the auto 300zx is faster in the 1/4 mile.  why would this be if its true.  could i have heard wrong and maybe it was just that the auto lasts longer.  i read it in turbo but i already threw away the magazine.

[jdms14]

it is because an auto shifts faster than you or i can. also helps w/ boost, keeping level up.

[whateverjames]

i've heard that as well. it's because no lag when shifting and having the pefect amount of boost of the line, also because the autos have smaller turbos

[Cormegas13]

the reason some autos are faster in the quarter is the torque converter allows a better launch. I read this in sport compact a few months ago about a crx they were building. I think it was a crx atleast.

[Tuck&Poke]

torque converter with a better launch?!?  i though they robbed hp to the wheels?

[ca18guy]

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Stock HP an auto is slower. Once you get the huge HP the auto is better for launch and holding boost. &nbsp;Yes an auto loss's alittle HP at the wheels but when you have 600+ HP you really don't notice. &nbsp;The clutch's that are needed for a 600+ HP Z are incredibly hard to launch, thats why most Supra/Z drag cars are auto.

[DragonReborn214]

I have heard that with Supras, autos are faster, but with Zs, manuals are faster.

[Tuck&Poke]

naw i heard the 300zx manual is slower i heard the same for supras though.

[whateverjames]

i've heard many times the auto is faster 0-100. because the smaller turbos spool up faster and you can brake boost off the line with the perfect amount of boost, no bogging, no excessive tire spin. does this mean a auto is faster than 300zx? no. try racing 10-100, or how about 0-160. the manual will win. but for the quarter mile the auto will be faster.

[S13Grl]

Autos have more torque at the start then manuals do. If you ever look at a dyno chart of a manual and then at that of an automatic, you'll see how much more torque an auto has at much lower RPMs.

[s13240sxman]

A Supra TT is faster off the line if its a Auto but the 5spd is faster in the 1/4. The last Supra TT auto i was in wasnt as quick once it was moving as the five speed. But for off the line, the supra auto is a little bit faster. Not to sure about the Z though sorry.

[craigs13]

i dont kno about the manal being slower then the auto. mabey with turbo models bu i think {not sure} the 5sps are faster. here see if this helps alittle &nbsp;http://www.car-stats.com/

craig