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Old 10-16-2022, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by J GLASGO View Post
I assure you, I can get a 4 speed down the track!! Beauty of a 4 speed. Is you don’t have to be flogging it to enjoy it. That said, a 12 second quarter mile in a 4 speed feels like a 10 second ride. While an automatic running 12 seconds is boring.
I'm sure you can along with several others posting on this thread. Doesn't change my mind that the majority of the guys driving the price of four speed cars up.... can't.

I recall seeing a fellow running high ten's with a 79 TA that had a Whitmore built 400 and manual trans. The car looked violent for the first three gears, I remember thinking to myself "maximum parts breakage". It's really cool to watch a well driven four speed car go down the track. Byron dragstrip used to host a "stick shift nationals" race. It was always fun to watch.

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