PHILTHY_PONY
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I'll go do same.I just followed you. @lschicago2
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I'll go do same.I just followed you. @lschicago2
They were nice but the engines were lame. Put in a proper Pontiac GTO or RA3 400 or SD455 and the world changes.very nice...I remember visiting a Pontiac dealer in 78 or 79 ....dreaming about one of these. But the price was out of reach for me. That's when I picked up my Torino Cobra for $600.00
Not going to say what I sold it for but still kicking myself for letting it go.
To be fair, the MT-82 DID get a ton of improvements. It's less shit now from a construction perspective, and the active rev match feature is amazing. The standard twin disc clutch is also pretty good, the pedal is light and easy to use. Some lament the new gearing, but it makes the car a cinch to drive in all conditions. The only improvements I'd want to see become standard is better clutch feel/feedback, and a trans mounted shifter instead of the body mount one.The advantages of the 10R80 cannot be ignored. However, no car enthusiast hops in a vehicle and gets excited seeing PRNDL/PRNDS. If the same advancement efforts that went into the 10R80 also went into the MT82, we would have an exceptional manual transmission. Is the 10R80 superior to the MT82? Maybe, but manual transmissions are more fun than automatics as a general statement.
H-pattern>PRNDL/PRNDS
lmaoWait until/if you boost it, you'll grow to hate the 10R80 real quick haha.
Amen to that. When I got my first Mustang, a 2013 GT Brembo pkg. I wanted the manual. I figured a pony car needed a manual to be really fun. That is until I test drove a manual. The clutch was awful. It was heavy, and It didn't start to grab until it was almost all the way out, making it difficult to determine when it was going to engage. I killed the car three times before I got it off the lot, and twice more on the drive. I ended up with the 6 speed auto and loved it (other than my wife could drive it too).To be fair, the MT-82 DID get a ton of improvements. It's less shit now from a construction perspective, and the active rev match feature is amazing. The standard twin disc clutch is also pretty good, the pedal is light and easy to use. Some lament the new gearing, but it makes the car a cinch to drive in all conditions. The only improvements I'd want to see become standard is better clutch feel/feedback, and a trans mounted shifter instead of the body mount one.
Should never utter the words “dead horse” to a bunch of mustang enthusiasts…Another thread that won't end well.......but we'll beat this dead horse a little more
How about......there is no right or wrong. Just get what suits you best and don't worry about what other people think.
You mean they can hear something else over the sound of their ill-tuned cars backfiring constantly?????I like it. It scares the crap out of the BMW guys
I had a 13 with a 6-speed MT and as some others have said, the trans felt terrible. Clunky and noisy. Gear shifts were never smooth. I've driven manual for over 30 years and honestly just didn't care for it so took the chance when I bought my 15 and got the Automatic. I have absolutely no regrets about doing so.
I recently drove my buddy's 18 GT350 and that trans was like butter. Super short throws light clutch pedal and really precise. I was thoroughly impressed with it. Unfortunately now that I'm getting a little older my knees are starting to hurt so the Auto is the better way for me to go so when I bought the 16 that is replacing the 15 I went Auto again.
I'd be surprised if that isn't a major dividing factor between the two camps. We get old but we still love cars and want to drive cars that are FUN to drive. If the Auto trans allows people to continue driving cars they love. Let em' have at it!