CAMARO6 - View Single Post - Do any of you manual owners have any regrets so far?

jreagle56 · 03-18-2017, 07:29 AM

Really like the M6 and clutch in the gen 6. Had to get back into manual tranny and clutch driving after owning computer controlled autos over the years. Didnt like the auto's occasional hunting for the right gear and the bumps when it shifts up. I can drive the manual with smooth shifts when i want to. Downshifts in the auto dont seem to scrub speed when needed as well either. The auto rev matching feature that accompanies the manual is nice when needed. The M6 can skip gears when shifting if needed without going through the entire set of gears in order. Sure, the auto is a few 10ths faster in the 1/4 mile. That doesnt mean much to me. Most of my time spent behind the wheel is daily/pleasure driving, so the engagement of the M6 makes the drive more interesting for me with the M6, rather than shaving a couple of 10ths off a quarter mile drag race with the automatic. The afm that accompanies the auto would not work for me either. I have concerns about it, maybe because i dont understand it completely. I like the power plant under the hood firing on all 8 all the time, thats why i have it. Cant understand why a V8 needs to act like a 4 cylinder??? Gas mileage vs driving with full power? too big of a trade off for me. Whats happening to/inside the cylinders that are not firing during this part of the program?

Anyway, this time around M6...... direct driver engagement and control of the engine rpms over the computer controlled auto choice.

Lots of 'I' s and 'me' s in this post.... the tranny is obviously a very personal choice for drivers of any car.

03-18-2017, 07:29 AM	#83
jreagle56 Drives: 2022 2SS A10 NPP MRC Red Hot Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: CT Posts: 129	Really like the M6 and clutch in the gen 6. Had to get back into manual tranny and clutch driving after owning computer controlled autos over the years. Didnt like the auto's occasional hunting for the right gear and the bumps when it shifts up. I can drive the manual with smooth shifts when i want to. Downshifts in the auto dont seem to scrub speed when needed as well either. The auto rev matching feature that accompanies the manual is nice when needed. The M6 can skip gears when shifting if needed without going through the entire set of gears in order. Sure, the auto is a few 10ths faster in the 1/4 mile. That doesnt mean much to me. Most of my time spent behind the wheel is daily/pleasure driving, so the engagement of the M6 makes the drive more interesting for me with the M6, rather than shaving a couple of 10ths off a quarter mile drag race with the automatic. The afm that accompanies the auto would not work for me either. I have concerns about it, maybe because i dont understand it completely. I like the power plant under the hood firing on all 8 all the time, thats why i have it. Cant understand why a V8 needs to act like a 4 cylinder??? Gas mileage vs driving with full power? too big of a trade off for me. Whats happening to/inside the cylinders that are not firing during this part of the program? Anyway, this time around M6...... direct driver engagement and control of the engine rpms over the computer controlled auto choice. Lots of 'I' s and 'me' s in this post.... the tranny is obviously a very personal choice for drivers of any car. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]