Thread: TH400 VS. T56 6 SPEED? Faster? Better?

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Originally Posted by skids72

For bracket racing you'll want the auto... For street racing (ahem) I mean cruising you'll want the 6 speed... All things equal (ie rear gear) you will have slightly better accelaration and significantly better cruise rpm and mpg not to mention it's more fun to drive a stick... When it comes to consistency on the strip an auto is hard to beat... Or a Lenco or similar clutchless manual....

Hope this helps...

-Chris

I've raced brackets for years, with a 5 speed mostly, sometimes an automatic.... If your good with the manual, keep up with the clutch adjustment, it can be a very consistent car. I've ran both a clutchless five speed and a T-5, both were very consistent, it's a matter of doing the same thing every round...especially the burnout and staging....

On the street, it's not even a contest. with the five speed I can short shift, feather the throttle, or do whatever I need to do to keep the tires hooked and the car going straight.

I'll never say it's BETTER to run the 5 speed, just that it can be IF you run the right parts, keep things adjusted, and keep up with the track and the weather.... I've had many days that my old 5 speed car could stay plus or minus a few hundredths throughout the session. When you get into the quick rounds, like a Gambler's race, always enjoy smelling them overheated flowerglides come up to the line......

Anyway, don't ever let anybody tell you that you can't be competitive with a five speed in a bracket car.....You can be, if you work at it intelligently.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I've raced brackets for years, with a 5 speed mostly, sometimes an automatic.... If your good with the manual, keep up with the clutch adjustment, it can be a very consistent car. I've ran both a clutchless five speed and a T-5, both were very consistent, it's a matter of doing the same thing every round...especially the burnout and staging....

On the street, it's not even a contest. with the five speed I can short shift, feather the throttle, or do whatever I need to do to keep the tires hooked and the car going straight.

I'll never say it's BETTER to run the 5 speed, just that it can be IF you run the right parts, keep things adjusted, and keep up with the track and the weather.... I've had many days that my old 5 speed car could stay plus or minus a few hundredths throughout the session. When you get into the quick rounds, like a Gambler's race, always enjoy smelling them overheated flowerglides come up to the line......

Anyway, don't ever let anybody tell you that you can't be competitive with a five speed in a bracket car.....You can be, if you work at it intelligently.

Well Dave, you are just that good! I'm talking about mere mortals here yes there are many good 5sp racers but generally except for lenco liberty etc they are at a disadvantage... Out here we have a separate class for stickshift for this reason... Flowerglide true auto only as consistent as you can keep the temp...

Originally Posted by skids72

Well Dave, you are just that good! I'm talking about mere mortals here yes there are many good 5sp racers but generally except for lenco liberty etc they are at a disadvantage... Out here we have a separate class for stickshift for this reason... Flowerglide true auto only as consistent as you can keep the temp...

I tell ya, the new 5 speed stuff is fantastic!!!! Just can't wait till I can justify a new G-Force clutchless 5 speed for the Ranchero!!!! Meanwhile, think I might have to hit up Mike Forte for a tweaked out TKO.

Heck, I'm not only mortal, I'm old!!!!! I started out with 4 speeds, bought the first Doug Nash 5 speed I could get my hands on, and never quit using them!!!!! It's not all that tough to be good with one, nothing that a couple decades of shiftin' them won't take care of!!!!! If the 5 speed car has a disadvantage, it's more then likely the driver!!!!!

One of my favorite things to do at the drags is watch the flowerglide guys get all flustered when you pull them, grabbing gears all the time, and they lose track of THEIR car and pull the big breakout!!!!! I'm one of them nasty guys that just loves to run-em-out on the big end!!!!!!

Truth is, it's almost scary just how consistent a five speed car can be when you get yourself and the car working right!!!!!! Skids, you'll have to come around and make a few passes in the lil Bronco II when I get it done!!!! You'll go home and throw rocks at them slushboxes!!!!!!