Manual or Automatic?

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  1. Mar 26, 2013 at 12:03 AM #1
    n-3-s-l-0

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    What does everyone think?

    I had an old 1987 f150 300 straight 6 with the granny gear 4 speed and that som***** would chug right along.

    Also had my 1997 with an automatic and that truck was great to me for the time i had it.

    Just wondering what everyone thinks about transmissions.

    How do the 4.6 motors with 5 speeds stand up to the competition?
     
  2. Mar 26, 2013 at 9:41 AM #2
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    stay auto.. the manuals that were rarely put behind the 4.6 were weak IMO..
     
  3. Mar 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM #3
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    theres a few built Lightning guys who are runnin Viper 6 speeds. I would rock one. otherwise in a truck auto. wont burn up the trans/clutch.
     
  4. Mar 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM #4
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    The six speedes that were behind the V10 weren't bad. In the super duty's

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  5. Mar 26, 2013 at 12:37 PM #5
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    personally I prefer a manual, if you know what your doing to shouldn't burn anything up.
     
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  8. Mar 26, 2013 at 1:31 PM #8
    01f1502wd

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    back a box trailer full of heavy wet mulch into a tight spot next to your barn and fence, uphill...I do that every year, with my brothers truck I can always start smelling the clutch, my truck, no problems :rockit:

    to each their own though.
     
  9. Mar 26, 2013 at 3:13 PM #9
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    Y'all can have a damn manual in a fullsize pickup. In Rangers and other small to mid size trucks a manual is okay. With the exception of a Lightning with the Viper 6 Speed, the only transmission for me is an auto in a big truck.

    Now cars...totally different story. The Focus ST I'm looking at is manual. I needs to slam gears in a corner carver!


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  10. Mar 26, 2013 at 10:33 PM #10
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    I wish i had a manual transmission now. I miss driving one :(

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