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Originally posted by jap137
However, everything I read indicates they make an AT perform BETTER than a conventional MT.
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Please keep in mind that the source of your information is the supplier of the product.
I read the article. I can't help but wonder whether the car would have been better with a MT. Yes, the car's competitive. But I would venture that it's because of the car as a whole package, not specifically because it's an automatic. The very article you reference actually points to some of the deficiencies of the reworked trans compared to a manual (some of which have been since fixed... i.e., the overheating problem). However, one AT-specific issue was:
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The system works pretty well, and the drivers haven't had much trouble adjusting to it, although some "between gears" corners can still be a headache. The transmission will still downshift on its own if it senses the need, so when the car is trying to exit a corner in what it feels is too high a gear, it will jump down on its own.
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Look. I'm not trying to rain on your parade, or trying to badmouth Level10. I'm just trying to point out that what you're attempting to do is improve the response of an automatic to attain more control of the shift points. i.e., provide manual-like attributes. And it still results in one less gear.
I gotta back out on this one now. Personally, I don't see the point in spending more than the cost of a manual to get something that approximates a manual. BTW, I drive an automatic. Hate it though... but such are the concessions to married life
Anyway man, good luck to you with the mods and stuff. The important thing is that you do what
you want to do, regardless of what idiots like myself think. ... And if that kick-a$$ auto-equipped car of yours turns out as well as you hope, then more power to ya.
Hey, maybe you'll make a believer out of an old fart like me.
Cheers.