IMadeYouReadThis
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Manual is how God intended this car to be.
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Fine - I have no problem with the much maligned MT-82 D4Hello GT Owners,
I currently own a 2018 Mustang Ecoboost Premium w/ the 201A package and 10-speed transmission. I have a couple of questions for the 2018+ GT owners out there:
In about 4 years, I will have saved up enough to trade in my Ecoboost for a GT. I would likely go for a 2018+ Premium w/ the 6-speed manual transmission and 301A package. I have a couple more questions:
- How is the manual transmission for the 2018+ GT? Any problems w/ it? Easy to use?
- What mods did you guys do (N/A, Nitrous, Forced Induction)?
Thanks in advance for any answers, and sorry for so many questions.
- Do you guys think the manual would be okay as a daily driver, as compared to the 10-speed? I would either keep living here in FL or move to Raliegh/Durham NC for a job in 2 years.
- Do you guys think adding a supercharger (like Whipple) would be any less daily-driveable?
That sucks. How did the lockout cause you to lose the shift fork?I have a March 19 build and my 3rd gear shift fork broke a couple weeks ago with 12k on the car. If I would have to do it all again I would have put a good clutch in it before adding more power because with more power comes shifting more often and also clutch lockout, which is what broke mine.
I'm not convinced gears make the car actually quicker mathematically, but you definitely get more wheel torque which you feel in the butt dyno. But I have yet to see anyone do a back to back test after swapping gears on 1/4 times or something that would benefit in theory. Shifting isn't fast, so the more you shift the slower you're going.One advantage of getting a 2018 is that you don’t need a tune if you go with 4.09’s or higher gears instead of going FI. 2019+ cars need tunes for some weird reason. Great mod, I test drove a new 2020 PP2 and the first thing I noticed was that it was not as quick as my car.
Mathematically, gear changes apply a higher force to the road through the rear tires so it is definitely quicker. It’s the same reason the A10 is quicker than the MT 82 even though it shifts more, it’s just that the A10 mechanical advantage is in the transmission ratios rather than the differential. I saw one guy who said it didn’t help his 1/4 mile time because he had to make one more shift right before the finish line, but in real world driving it’s very noticably quicker than the 3.73’s. Some guys like them for autocross, they could probably list before and after times that show they make the car quicker in that environment.I'm not convinced gears make the car actually quicker mathematically, but you definitely get more wheel torque which you feel in the butt dyno. But I have yet to see anyone do a back to back test after swapping gears on 1/4 times or something that would benefit in theory. Shifting isn't fast, so the more you shift the slower you're going.
Wheel torque doesn't equate to being faster though. A lesser wheel torque for a longer duration is the same in actual acceleration as a higher wheel torque for a lower duration. The A10 has multiple advantages, but it's shifting speed is also 800x faster than what a human can do and it sits in the power band until the ideal moment to shift to the next gear.Mathematically, gear changes apply a higher force to the road through the rear tires so it is definitely quicker. It’s the same reason the A10 is quicker than the MT 82 even though it shifts more, it’s just that the A10 mechanical advantage is in the transmission ratios rather than the differential. I saw one guy who said it didn’t help his 1/4 mile time because he had to make one more shift right before the finish line, but in real world driving it’s very noticably quicker than the 3.73’s. Some guys like them for autocross, they could probably list before and after times that show they make the car quicker in that environment.
The A10 does not shift "800x faster" unless you have all the arm speed of a sloth. 10x an easy unhurried manual shift . . . that I can believe.Wheel torque doesn't equate to being faster though. A lesser wheel torque for a longer duration is the same in actual acceleration as a higher wheel torque for a lower duration. The A10 has multiple advantages, but it's shifting speed is also 800x faster than what a human can do and it sits in the power band until the ideal moment to shift to the next gear.