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by Shadow
Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
Replies: 62
Views: 13969

Re: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!

I'd never want to have anything other than a hydraulic clutch after owning a few cars that use hydraulics. I particularly love that I can install a heavy duty performance clutch in my Audi, but it's still easy to depress the clutch pedal. On my old Foxbody Mustang, the stock clutch was about 10 time...
by Shadow
Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: No more manuals left in Audi's U.S. lineup
Replies: 8
Views: 7069

Re: No more manuals left in Audi's U.S. lineup

The ZF 8 speed absolutely is not in the right gear in any situation. The shift strategy for deceleration keeps it in 3rd until a full stop, making accelerating from a near-stop frustrating while it hunts for and bangs in to 1st. Otherwise, it's absolutely a wonderful transmission, as far as automat...
by Shadow
Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:20 am
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: No more manuals left in Audi's U.S. lineup
Replies: 8
Views: 7069

Re: No more manuals left in Audi's U.S. lineup

What puzzles me is that automatic transmission get harder and harder to drive over the years. You would think that alone would spur a return to manuals. I think that it is like dishwashers and other appliances. The EPA has gotten into the game and ruined them. I'll take an old vacuum modulated auto...
by Shadow
Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:10 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Fake manual transmissions coming to EVs?
Replies: 7
Views: 2312

Re: Fake manual transmissions coming to EVs?

Update to this thread:

Looks like Lexus is developing a manual transmission EV too:

https://www.teslarati.com/lexus-ev-manu ... ook-video/
by Shadow
Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: First truly automatic manual transmission
Replies: 1
Views: 919

First truly automatic manual transmission

I'd love to try this out:

https://youtu.be/Hvb6J96KiSM
by Shadow
Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:56 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: New Toyota Supra with manual transmission!
Replies: 5
Views: 3849

Re: New Toyota Supra with manual transmission!

So now we know that Toyota is going to put a manual transmission in the 2023 Supra. Score for the manuals!
by Shadow
Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:32 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Let's talk about dual mass flywheels
Replies: 6
Views: 1735

Let's talk about dual mass flywheels

So I'm guessing that most or at least some of the people here have at least heard of dual mass flywheels. Maybe some of you even have advanced knowledge about them. But my question is this---do you know if the car you drive now or the cars you've owned in the past used a dual mass flywheel? I was su...
by Shadow
Mon May 24, 2021 3:28 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Pulled my transmission....
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

Re: Pulled my transmission....

Oh well....I was going to add some pictures, but it seems that pictures can't be added anymore.
by Shadow
Mon May 24, 2021 3:27 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Pulled my transmission....
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

Pulled my transmission....

...to install a new clutch. The stock clutch couldn't handle the extra power, so I decided to go with an aftermarket clutch that can handle 375 lb.ft. of torque, which is probably pretty close to where the car is right now. I was able to pull the transmission in my garage using a mid-rise lift (EZca...
by Shadow
Mon May 24, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Buying guide actually updated to 2021
Replies: 56
Views: 14448

Re: Buying guide actually updated to 2021

Audi returned to manual transmissions with the 2021 A3. Unfortunately, they decided to skip the 2021 model year for that model in the USA. So we will have to wait and see if the new 2022 model keeps the manual transmission or not.
by Shadow
Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:25 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Autonomous cruise control
Replies: 103
Views: 42335

Re: Autonomous cruise control

I've said this before and I'll say it again---I think it would be a riot to DRIVE a car in a sea of autonomous vehicles. Why? Well, they will always try their best to avoid a collision with another vehicle. And think about how much fun you could have in a situation like that. Gotta love robot cars....
by Shadow
Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:23 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Autonomous cruise control
Replies: 103
Views: 42335

Re: Autonomous cruise control

What do you think of this conversation I found on another site?'' Autonomous vehicle proponents have realized that pedestrians will probably game the system! Since cars will no longer be a danger to them - pedestrians will walk onto the streets of cities, walking right into the street, any place, a...
by Shadow
Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:29 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Are manual transmission vehicles going to increase in value?
Replies: 7
Views: 4159

Re: Are manual transmission vehicles going to increase in value?

I'm not sure if any of you subscribe to VINwiki YouTube channel. If you like cool car stories, definitely check it out. Anyway, the founder of VINwiki (it's an app, the YouTube channel just supports the app for the most part) is big on supercars and hypercars. He owns several and he used to be a sal...