Just passing what I was told. He said the Ford rep will have more info next week so we shall see. Launching a new sports car into late fall / winter is not a good marketing concept.
A torque converter supplies additional torque that is not available to a manual car with the same engine power.
A manual car can manipulate the torque with the mechanical advantage gained thru gear ratio changes.
An auto has the benefit of additional torque multiplication created by the fluid...
I never said a bone stock 5.0 auto will beat it by .5
But here is one getting beat by .2
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I said an auto 5.0 with a good converter and tune will beat a manual 5.0 with a good clutch and tune all day long. IMO I bet with the converter and tune it would be by .5
The stock converter is...
You have two mustang GT's
One Auto , One Manual
They both create the same HP / TQ at the Flywheel / Flex Plate
For the purpose of education they both have the same internal tranny ratios and rear end ratios.
The auto gets a good converter and a tune.
The manual gets a good performance clutch...
I can see you have limited experience drag racing or following how much the 6r80 S197 mustangs have been destroying the manual cars at the track with less power since the 5.0 came back into the scene.
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A torque converter multiplies torque...
A stock gt auto with a converter and tune will beat a stock gt stick with a good clutch and tune all day long with traction being equal. The auto with dyno less RWHP and be ahead at the finish line due to torque multiplication. A good auto setup will always beat a stick with engine HP and...
A good auto will destroy a stick car of the same power by at least 1/2 of a second. All the fast S197 cars are autos. Yes for your limited drag racer a stick may be more fun, but those who are serious about drag racing the autos in these cars is superior unit. I suggest driving them both before...
Yes you gotta pay to play. I do my own work and tuning. The biggest contributing factor to scattering the motor is shitty tunes. I would never ever ever put a mail order tune in a car unless you can datalog and evaluate the tune. Loading a tune voids the warranty and the new PCMs will tell on...
Well my 2004 Cobra lasted a few days before the mods started. Ended up running 9s. My 2015 plans will be turbo shooting for deep into the 9s on the IRS.