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Originally Posted by Celica00
you mention wanting to 'significantly' modding your car, so manual would be the way to go. some mods have better results w/ a manual as well as the $1000 dollars you save by buying manuel you could put towards an exhaust system or something.
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Not necessarily... Depends on what he means by significant mods.
Torque Converter automatics have always been extremely strong when built. This is due to the planetary gears.
However... at the same time... a manual has less heat to worry about. If you burn the clutch, then a new one is a lot cheaper than burning out the clutch packs on an auto.
All comes down to what the use of the car is for and the drivers preference.
If it were me (assuming that I was doing significant work to it)... I'd get a manual. That's assuming significant work... However, once you hit a certain point, it's probably better to have an auto.
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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE
the turbo kit for the AT held 300+whp without breaking anything, the MT needed a clutch replacement, youll spend less time out of boost in the AT because of the shift times  plus longer gears would be beneficial since you have more tq with a turbo/sc |
^^ This