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Originally Posted by Pirate
This answer is for the forum.
1. Did not see anywhere in your initial post that Steptronics were excluded and that this thread is manual-specific. Hence my remarks regarding possible shifting points and the Steptronic.
2. It became apparent in your post (#11) you think less of the Step vs. the manual. Subsequent posts by you used less than flattering language toward all Steptronic owners. I chose to defend the Steptronic.
3. On post #17, I tried to open your mind to the fact that some Steptronic owners actually can drive a stick, can race a stick and do so with a racing transmission at a high level of expertise. I thought it would be prudent to back it up with pictures of the car, because talk is cheap.
4. On post #19 by M3R1, who graciously complemented the 'Stang, you can see in his post my quote regarding posting and deleting the pictures of the car. Please read it again, I am being extremely polite and respectful as usual. I challenge you to find one single use of foul or impolite language in any of my posts.
5. Post #21 by BrokenVert has a very good point: "do a control non-chipped run," what is also known as a baseline run. Per your post above, you deem it unnessesary. Yet this is how it's done.
6. My post #22, is off topic but educational. What is wrong with a little history?
7. This brings us to your last post quoted above. It is obvious you have an anti-Steptronic attitude or you simply cannot grasp why someone who can drive a stick (even expertly for some) would still opt for the Steptronic.
8. I respect either choice by forum members, the manual and the Steptronic.
I think in general you seem to be a good guy, but I respecfully suggest to you that you have a lot to learn about performance.
This post will be my last contribution to your thread.
Good luck with your Dyno runs.
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A. You could have simply asked "Is this run for a manual or step? Or alternatively looked at my garage and looked at my cars status. Instead you asked one question and then continued on showing your so-called expertise on that subject. Do me a favor...post your drag runs with YOUR car, or your dyno (same day, same car mind you) with all PERTINENT data and then we can talk..until then get off your soapbox....
B. I prefer a manual on performance oriented European vehicles. I do think automatics make many people lazy drivers...period. I find it interesting that in Europe and other parts of the world they MAKE you learn on a manual vs. automatic, step or whatever...that is fact. The reason they do this is cost and that learning on manual makes you a better overall driver in the end. Not once did I say that step drivers don't know how to drive stick....don't know where you got that from. I merely said it did not seem RIGHT to me to have a step transmission....that is not thinking "less" that is preference.
C. The Stang still has NOTHING to do with the comparitive analysis.
D. I WILL address the non-chipped run thing. Time constraints and my current setup with DP's prevented that from happening. My original setup before JB3 and PROCEDE was with SSTT and Riss Racing Catless DP's. I wanted to make a stock run but it just was not possible on that day. Like I said before you are more than welcome to do it and open your OWN thread and then link to it thru this thread. I would definitely be interested in it, especially if you did a base, tune, tune, and tune dyno all on the same day.
E. My last post was about you bringing STEP vs. MANUAL into the equation. I am anti-step for myself!!! You have the option to choose whatever you want to choose...but as for me I like to "row" the gears.
Sigh...some people just don't get it....come on MY thread and take it COMPLETELY off topic....
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