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This thread took a strange turn.
Auto vs Manual- I love manual transmissions. my 99ss was a 6 speed. My 91 Z28s were a 5 and 6 speed. My ZL1 is a 6 speed manual. When I get a new one it will be a A10.
The old argument was that the manual was that the manual was lighter, faster, and got better gas mileage. The auto was more consistent at the drag strip. Then the autos were faster on the strip, then they got better gas mileage. Now they are faster in every way and get better gas mileage. My wife drives a stick and drives my Zl1 on occasion so that is not an issue. I enjoy driving the manual but at this point the A10 is the much better transmission. Luckily I will still have some older cars with manuals for when I want to row the gears. Everyone has their own reasons for choosing one over the other, but there are a lot of reasons to buy the automatic now besides not being able to drive stick.

On the supercharger/ no lift shift issue:
The whole point of no lift shift is to build boost. Not sure what the discussion of the rev limiter was trying to prove, but it seems like some were trying to say that cutting off fuel to limit revs would not reduce the rpms on the blower as well. That is absolutely incorrect. There is a reason the blower is driven by the belt. The forces required to compress that air will over come the momentum in a hurry. If you add boost and/or mess with the rev limit, you can certainly risk damaging your engine. It won't be because the blower revs continue to climb when fuel is shutoff/reduced to the engine.