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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

That's why things come in different flavors, and why arguing transmissions is like arguing Religion, you aren't going to convince zealots on either side to change.

That said, in defense of the 6AT in the 86, in manual mode it will NOT change gears on you except in an extreme under-rev (stall the engine) situation. On the top end, the only thing it won't let you switch it into an over-rev the engine, but you can hold it in gear bouncing off the limiter all day.