How to launch an Auto GS-T/GSX?

[skyllz]

My RS is toast, Canadian tire said that the mainboard or something inside is messed causing the car to not start. I have to get it towed all the way to Mits now, after its done I will be selling it and getting one of the turbo models.

I am going to buy either an Automatic Eclipse GS-T or GSX not too sure yet. Anyone know how to lauch these (automatic) beasts when racing?

[RomainDeaMarchi]

Id buy a manual if i was racing

[ashah000]

Yea if your racing with an auto, your going to get toast. A manual gs could probally keep up with you.

Autos SUCK

[RomainDeaMarchi]

Originally Posted by ashah000

Autos SUCK

To put it bluntly

[skyllz]

Originally Posted by ashah000

Yea if your racing with an auto, your going to get toast. A manual gs could probally keep up with you.

Autos SUCK

Are you serious?!?

[ashah000]

Yea I have beaten a stock talon tsi (i think tsi, the turbo one) and it was auto it was my friends car. And at that time all i had was only a intake and a muffler, and i beat him by a half a car to a full car length. I have a 98 gs.

[GTPSPEED]

please ...ill race any stick with my auto ha you might be able to wind out the gears but while your changing gears im still full throtle

[RomainDeaMarchi]

I doubt it

[ashah000]

Originally Posted by bostonjoe98gs

please ...ill race any stick with my auto ha you might be able to wind out the gears but while your changing gears im still full throtle

Yea ok... when does your car shift at (rpm's) when at WOT.

[RomainDeaMarchi]

Redline anyone?

[ashah000]

Originally Posted by RomainDeaMarchi

Redline anyone?

Not always redline some autos will shift 500 - 1000 rpms before redline. But i dont know about an auto gs/rs.

[GTPSPEED]

ill race you any day

[RomainDeaMarchi]

OOOo0o0o0o0o

[Mediocrity]

The fact remains that automatics are, as a rule, slower than their manual counterparts. Less control over the engine = the car does whatever it damn well pleases.

Automatic is just slow.

[EclipseRST]

there are plenty of cars that are fast as hell with an automatic tranny, yes the launch kinda sucks but you can make up for those things with a stall converter and a shift kit will get it in a pretty close range to a manual tranny, plus you dont have to worry about missing a shift...auto trannys also shift quicker! but the only reason i would want an auto is if i was making a shit load of power and only used the car for race! there are a lot of pros and cons about auto and manual trannys!