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Old 08-16-2007, 10:11 AM
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i wish my truck was a manual. stupid dodge and their stupid auto's.
 
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Old 08-16-2007, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Buckshotmckee
Manual all the way! I'd take a manual over anything, even an ally!
Thats me all the way!! If i could figure out how to get a 9 speed roadranger in my 92', I would be all over that!!!
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Originally Posted by 2141pete
AUTO all the way I wanna go fast. But nothin sounds like a 5 speed 12 with a 5" straight pipe.
The ole 12 valves with a standard do sound good piped don't they!!
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Old 08-16-2007, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Chimpo
i wish my truck was a manual. stupid dodge and their stupid auto's.

DITTO!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old 08-19-2007, 11:45 PM
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Another reason/example. My brother has a 04.5 CTD, 4x4, auto, quad and the heaviest thing he has ever pulled is his 21 foot Bass boat. We have a long steep grade in my neck of the woods (Cuesta Grade). It's a good 6-7% pull and in one place it pushing 8%. When he starts the pull he kicks off the overdrive cause of trans temp and the overdrive ratio. I took a small backhoe (8k+) up the same grade Friday and pulled @ 65+ in 6th gear. It was 80deg. @ the bottom and by the time I got to the top it was pushing 90. The engine temp got up to 210, thermostat opened and she sat there the hole trip up the hill, no fan. She purrrrred right along @ 2000rpm. My shop forman was following me and he couldn't believe how well the truck pulled the load/grade. I got a story about the return trip today, That's for another time.

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P.S. I had the A/C going as well.
 
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Old 08-20-2007, 04:52 PM
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manual all the way.....sometimes I sit day dream about what it would take to get my 06 6spd into the 11's on the dragstrip.....$$$$$$ someday
 
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Old 09-19-2008, 12:28 PM
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auto, just sucks how you gotta spend so much $$$ on it, to get it to do what you want
 
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Old 09-19-2008, 12:33 PM
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I voted Stick.....
 
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Old 09-21-2008, 11:01 PM
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stick for towing and long drives auto for drag racing and driving around town it gets old shifting in town
 
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Old 09-21-2008, 11:10 PM
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i dont know i can still beat the hell out of some of those ricers with my 5sp 12v especially after i do a 3rd gear drop at 15psi, i still thove my nv4500, wish i had another gear sometimes
 
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Old 09-21-2008, 11:40 PM
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stock autos suck ***. i wish i had a stick in mine. but i plan on dropping in a built tranny in the future for the occasional drag race. but i still voted manuel

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