Having both Auto & 5 speed i would prefer the auto but 5 speed is fun on the street depends what you really after in the car

Quote: Originally Posted by PINK$BITS 10 sec pass .. manual ... pffftt dun no bout that uhh ok mate. xchser did a 10.6 with an mx7, udlose rb26 did a 10.4, correct me if im wrong. and it all comes down to what you prefer, ive owned both, vl with r33 5spd and a tuff clutch, and currently a vl with transbraked jatco and 3500stall. i prefer the auto, as soon as she brings boost on, short change it into top gear and it will pump smoke for as long as you can hold it straight. Quote: Originally Posted by airbagsVL hmmm yeah 350+rwkw through the stock box, i cant see that lasting for too long either. For a 10 second pass you have to shift so fast that it ***s the synchros and u have to ride the hell outa the clutch you got it all wrong. sub zero r33 went a 9sec quarter with the manual, thats over 400rwkw, and no you dont have to ride the clutch, i didnt. bring the revs up to the limiter and pop it out. simple

Having owned both auto and manual vlt's i prefer manual as they are a fun street car.

my car was auto then converted it to manual so much more fun ion the streets and hill runs. manaul all the way

without a doubt there is little performance gain from having an auto in a stockish vlt, highly modified 1/4 mile tearers yes, but an rb30et with a cooler and exhaust is WAY more exciting with a manual behind it no doubt

on my budget i prefer auto, as every vl ive ever been in/driven has had a clunky **** manual box and every auto one has been tight as ****.maybe if one had a quality manual box in it...

Quote: Originally Posted by '[.nugget. you got it all wrong. sub zero r33 went a 9sec quarter with the manual, thats over 400rwkw, and no you dont have to ride the clutch, i didnt. bring the revs up to the limiter and pop it out. simple Really??? Thats good to hear. I thought dumping the clutch at limiter would just result in mega wheelspin??

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Are you sure subzeros R33 went 9's on manual???, thats highly impressive for a IRS, manual car and not easy to do at all,140mph+traps, who owns that?, all the ones i remember back then where auto, c4 or glide. I'd like a manual but the vl box is puss, like driving a truck, and the 33 box is better but still shifts to slow for me, a V160 getrag out of a supra would be nice, or a tremec with a rip shifter, but your talking BIG money then. Tricked autos are a tonne of fun aswell, nothing like building boost on the brake and letting it rip up the street cheers darren Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Never driven a VLT before, but if this was N/A, 5 Speed all the f***ing way. That's not biased either. I've driven my bro's Auto Exec plenty of times, and one thing that lets it down is it's a Auto. I love mine for the simple fact that it's a 5 Speed. F*** if Autos are faster down the 1/4. Last time I checked, there are twisties too.

Auto is more fun to cruise and race, but manual is sick for corners and general driving, aswell as massive boost flutter on every gear change Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

why do you think autos are more fun to cruise? all you do is steer then! i love changing gears and using the clutch.

if ya go for 250kw or more manulised auto all the way mate anything less then that a manual is good but for me its auto all the way. but u got to remeber its your car so get what suits you an your type of driving g/l mate

Quote: Originally Posted by Jet R31 Are you sure subzeros R33 went 9's on manual???, thats highly impressive for a IRS, manual car and not easy to do at all,140mph+traps, who owns that?, all the ones i remember back then where auto, c4 or glide. I'd like a manual but the vl box is puss, like driving a truck, and the 33 box is better but still shifts to slow for me, a V160 getrag out of a supra would be nice, or a tremec with a rip shifter, but your talking BIG money then. Tricked autos are a tonne of fun aswell, nothing like building boost on the brake and letting it rip up the street cheers darren yeh i remember reading it in an old zoom mag. yeh subzero owns it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeh, i swear they were auto?, i didn't think anyone has run quicker than high 10's in a R33 manual? You have me interested now i can't remember the car , there was the red one that brett owned, that turned into try9's and the other one from sydney that was red, they did with the twin 60-1's, but they were both auto. And Obehave, but that was auto aswell. cheers darren Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

They were Auto, remember there was that DVD with the burgandy one on it and it was ripping farkin massive power slides round that race track....was definately auto. Manuals blow in a VLT and Jack my friend i'd have to say that even a lightly modded one would get destroyed by a lightly modded auto VLT...case in point, any moons ago my VL was making 243rwkw-manual, tubbed1s old car was makin maybe 160ish auto 3000 stall...would take me up to atleast 100km/h before I would fly by and on the street its not very often you'll race past those sorts of speeds....soon becomes annoying looking for role ons when the auto guys wanna rip ya at the lights.... Having said that, im seriously considering going back to manual sometime in the future. Lol.

2 weeks ago there was an r33 for sale with a 9.53 sec 1/4 mile slip (manual) straight out of japan, 900hp on gas, looked nice purple with deep dish mags was about $38,000AU uncomplied

HAHA hey mates should i change this thread name to R33 Skyline or keep it as what would you rather ( auto manuel) hehehe iv got a few ideas but wouldl be great to here more to really make my mind up

Manualised auto transmission all the way man! Best of both world's. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

jetr31, it's just what I read, I'm pretty sure it was the try09s before it went auto. not sure to tell you the truth. but i deffinately read a subzero r33 went a 9with manual box