<VV> Turbos made a difference Re: 4 Speed to PG

[FrankCB at aol.com]

John,
 
Gee, maybe we should tell Billy Bruce that he would be FASTER if he  
switched from his automatic trans to a manual trans!!!!<GGGG>
 
In addition, I've seen a number of magazine tests of stock TURBO  cars with 
manual trans  and the same car with automatic trans and  frequently, for 
the 0 to 60 mph times the turbo cars with automatic beat  the manual shift 
cars.  The automatic trans cars shift WITHOUT closing the  throttle and slowing 
down the turbocharger thereby REDUCING boost.
Reminds me that when Dick Griffin was drag racing his stick-shift EM  
Corvair, he said he drove to the starting line with FULL throttle using the  
brakes to control the engine speed.  If the race started promptly, he  usually 
won, but if there was a delay things cooled down and he frequently lost  the 
race.
 
Frank "turbos need wide open throttles" Burkhard  
 
 
In a message dated 3/16/2011 9:46:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jvhroberts at aol.com writes:

Well,  yeah, consistently slower!! <g>

I'm with Seth on this one, with  an auto, you're a passenger in the 
wrong seat. With VERY few exceptions,  when two cars, one stick, one 
auto, otherwise identical, the stick is  definitely the quicker car.

John  Roberts