Quick Question : Help Plz !

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question. I dont know alot about cars and im new to the ''car world'' as i am just getting my first car soon. I just wanted to know....

Is it dumb to modify//upgrade a Automatic engine? Because i would like to ''hook up'' my car so it sounds nice and has more HP//Speed. But i've asked all my friends and they say if ima hook up the engine i should get a Manual car....but i dont like to drive manual...so is it dumb to ''hook up'' my automatic car?

I would greatly appreciate anyone who could help me. Thanks alot

What car do you have now?

Well, that really depends on the car. However, that is a pretty general statement and there are plenty of good, strong, automatics out there.

I think it would be more of a factor of what kind of car you have. I know of many cars that are very fast with an auto transmission. In fact, if your first starting to drive you may be faster than some of your friends with the manual just because they probably won't be that good at it (or at least good enought to outrun an auto) for a while. Just a FYI, some of those 8 second cars are autos. Edit: sorry my post sounds like polygons, didnt see it until I posted

Nope, your friends are dumb.
Any car can be modified. Now the question is, will the modifications be worthwhile. And that depends on what kind of car you have. Because throwing $1,200 worth of intake and exhaust mods onto a 4 cylinder 17-second sedan or coupe wont really do too much for hp/speed. But on the other hand, it's a great place to start learning and working on cars. That's how I got into it.

well, i havent gotten the car yet..so i dont know the exact specs/year but i do know that i will be getting an automatic Volkswagen Golf yr 2000+ (Not GTI). So would it be worth-while dropping some $$ into the engine to get some extra speed/hp??

Ill tell you from experience that it is probably not worth spending the money on. Save it for something else, like repairs. Trust me, I have an AT Civic and any engine work short of forced induction is useless. Your Jetta wont be horribly slow like my car, so just keep it in good shape and you'll thank me later. :grinyes:

manual all the way man......:thumbsup:

as i stated earlier i dont know much about cars...so dont laugh at me :shakehead ...whats forced induction??

well...i just started driving recently so i wanna go with automatic as my first car....my second car will probly be a manual.

Just get the manual. A LOT more fun.

as i stated earlier i dont know much about cars...so dont laugh at me :shakehead...whats forced induction??

It is when you force more air into the engine letting you add more fuel and thus, more power. These devices are a turbo-charger or super-charger and some people will debate about nitrous oxide. I would also suggest picking a different car if you want to modify it, learn, and go fast. There are plenty of fast and inexpensive cars.

As a general rule I'd say manual is better for 4 cylinder cars because they usually need a lot of rpms to get to their powerband. It's easier to say within your powerband with a manual.

6 and 8 cylinder engines usually reach peak tq at a lower rpm, so auto or manual it's easy to stay within the powerband. So auto or manual for 6 or 8, but manual only for a 4 cyl.