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Originally Posted by Memphis
Glad you asked. Owned an auto, drove it on track, 1/4 mile, etc. Friend with manual same deal. Even with the trunk interior stripped from the auto FR-S it cant pull below a 16. Quickest run was a 16.3 with everything stripped. My friends manual WITH a HUGE sub box in the car not stripped managed a 15.3.
MotoP ran his car on the same track as a manual and was a full second behind.
Auto is slowwwwwwww. From a dead stop and around the corners. Manual just picks up speed faster.
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Congratulations!
You and your friend just "discovered" some things that anyone who has ever drag raced for any period of time already knows.
- Launching at peak torque instead of near idle results in
dramatically harder launches which in turn results in
dramatically lower 60' and 100' times, which
dramatically lowers E.T.'s.
- 60' and 100' times have the most dramatic affect on E.T.'s.
Now as far as road track time differences go, given that the manual has slightly shorter gearing is the only advantage I would give it. Even then, it can only be monopolized by a very skilled driver that can shift as fast and accurately as the auto can. Sure, there are plenty of people out there that can do it, but most "everyday" drivers aren't pro's.
Happy you shared your experience and that you took the time to do a compare, but your results are hardly empirical. It would be no different than me stating that manual cars are slower in autocross just because I wiped the pavement of some manual S2000s in my stock, auto FRS. Making a statement like that, while true is counter-productive and concluding my car is faster than an S2000 based on that is just silly.
Scott