Mustangs to Lose the Manual?

"Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish" (mrfist) 09/19/2018 at 22:52 • Filed to: None

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All over the Facebook Mustang group people are swapping automatic transmissions into their manual mustangs. What the hell?

No one here is defending the manual, the 10-speed is their god. I think we’ve got 2 generations before it’s all auto everything always.

Just Jeepin' > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:03

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AestheticsInMotion > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:06

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Wat

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Just Jeepin' 09/19/2018 at 23:06

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If you don’t have a V8 and an automatic, you ain’t shit.

AestheticsInMotion > AestheticsInMotion 09/19/2018 at 23:06

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Why? 

AestheticsInMotion > AestheticsInMotion 09/19/2018 at 23:06

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Who does this

Dusty Ventures > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:07

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WilliamsSW > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:07

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They’re actually doing trans swaps to get rid of the extra pedal? That’s crazy.

In what? Foxstangs?

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > WilliamsSW 09/19/2018 at 23:08

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It’s an S550 group, so 2015+. 

My bird IS the word > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:09

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Wouldn’t have just been cheaper to buy car already with an auto? that makes zero sense to me.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > My bird IS the word 09/19/2018 at 23:12

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It sure would have. It’s got to be drag time related but still, doing that swap can’t be worth the .4 seconds you might gain.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > AestheticsInMotion 09/19/2018 at 23:13

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Same dudes who post shit like this:

WilliamsSW > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:14

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Wouldn’t it be a lot smarter to just trade the car in than swap transmissions in a car that new?

Weird. 

Urambo Tauro > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:15

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Ban Face book.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > WilliamsSW 09/19/2018 at 23:16

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I don’t get it either, if you wanted an auto they were there.

LOREM IPSUM > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:19

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The ONLY reason I can fathom would be for consistency in bracket racing. There is no other good reason.

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:20

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Thank God I’m not on that group, they’re nuts.

AestheticsInMotion > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:20

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Sounds like somebody needs a positive energy water bottle crystal

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > LOREM IPSUM 09/19/2018 at 23:21

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And the dude in the Hellcat is going to come by and smoke you every time. It’s a lot of work for marginal returns. It’s gotta be drag guys.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > AestheticsInMotion 09/19/2018 at 23:22

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Maybe the picture didn’t come through..

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Wagon Guy drives a Boostang 09/19/2018 at 23:23

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The absolute worst group of “enthusiasts”.

daender > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:23

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I dunno why.  I know the manual has fork issues but I also heard the autos aren’t stout enough to take abuse for long.

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:25

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I stopped by a local meet tonight for a few minutes and had to explain to some kids that I don’t drag race, but that yes I go to actual tracks. They were kind of lost.

AestheticsInMotion > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:25

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Oh kinja. 

dogisbadob > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:26

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hard to run people over when you keep stalling :p

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > AestheticsInMotion 09/19/2018 at 23:27

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And I can’t afford a water bottle with a crystal.. 

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Wagon Guy drives a Boostang 09/19/2018 at 23:28

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I would go to the track more if it wasn’t so expensive. Hopefully going in October. I might need to try this AutoX thing...

wafflesnfalafel > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:30

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15 years and we are hosed for manuals in any non small run vehicle? That makes me sad...  It’s clearly coming.  We should do a poll - what year do folks think the last model year will be for a mass market manual transmission vehicle?

Chariotoflove > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:31

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I don’t know why it’s worth it to swap a tranny instead of buy the auto, but it makes sense to me that no one is defending the manual on the Mustang when you consider the original mission of this car. It was created to be a cheap, sporty coupe for the masses , style over substance.

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:33

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yes you do. It’s kind of “track lite”.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Chariotoflove 09/19/2018 at 23:38

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And that’s still what it is for the most part. The manual EcoBoost with the Performance Pack is still an enthusiast car. I’ve got 335hp, LSD, manual, big brakes, and fancy tires and it cost less than a new Civic Si. I honestly wouldn’t buy a 5.0 after owning the Eco, it can’t be that much better of a car with 200lbs extra over the front axle.  

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Wagon Guy drives a Boostang 09/19/2018 at 23:39

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I’ll check what the BMW CCA has coming up. It’s a little intimidating to get out there the first time.  

Chariotoflove > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:45

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It’s cool that it’s evolved into a legitimate sports car in the right build, but still remained affordable and accessible. But given its nature it kinda makes sense that a large number of people who call themselves Mustang enthusiasts and hang out on FB would be auto people.

The swap from manual thing still confuses me though.

sony1492 > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:49

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G ood news is, looks like those mustang transmissions will be the next go to for manual swaps once they get a little older

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/19/2018 at 23:59

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Counterpoint: the sounds 

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 00:05

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You just have to get out there. Autocrossers are a friendly bunch. We spend a lot of time talking about cars, you’ll fit right in.

PS9 > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 00:07

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New V8 Mustang is like $40k now. Special editions beyond that are $45-50k or more.

Aside from outright rich folk, only boomers have the cash and credit to finance a $40-50k fun car in noticeably large numbers .

Boomers ain’t give no fucks about the manual; the other $40-50k cars they buy are Trucks, luxury stuff from Europe and the vette. Minus the vette, the manual is either dead and gone already or being smothered to death everywhere else .

And that right there is the recipe for manual-to-auto swaps on new mustangs. Won’t be shocked at all if Ford kills the manual for the mustang in 5-10 years.

After they turn it into a crossover, of course.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 00:34

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Facebook groups are basically the Craigslist of social media. There’s some gold there, but also a metric fuckton of shit in the way. And there’s effectively no built knowledge either because Facebook is a stupid platform, so all that happens is the same twenty questions get answered over and over and over again, and the same 20 mediocre and/ or sketchy as all  hell builds get repeated over and over and over again.

gettingoldercarguy > Chariotoflove 09/20/2018 at 00:42

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In all honesty, you have to swap the tranny.

Nothing > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 00:50

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I didn’t realize the Ecoboost was that much cheaper...add another to the test drive list.

My bird IS the word > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 01:11

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Seems to me a whipple would make more sense.

CRider > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 02:48

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If you’re bracket racing, you don’t need a fast car, you need a consistent car. You can still ‘beat’ a Hellcat in a GT if you drove a better race because bracket racing is about hitting your dial in time, not going for the outright fastest time possible. 

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Nothing 09/20/2018 at 04:05

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I got my CPO 2017 Eco with 4,000 miles in June of 2017 for the same as I bought my new FiST back in 2013, crazy.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 09/20/2018 at 06:50

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loonies!

Just Jeepin' > wafflesnfalafel 09/20/2018 at 07:53

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Wrangler should have one through the end of this generation at least , so no earlier than 2027 based on past life cycles.

LOREM IPSUM > CRider 09/20/2018 at 08:57

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This.

I used to know a woman who used to kick major ass bracket racing. Her weapon of choice was a full size ford Bronco, and it wasn’t modded into a racecar. Consistency is the only thing that matters .

Chariotoflove > gettingoldercarguy 09/20/2018 at 09:54

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?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > LOREM IPSUM 10/09/2018 at 10:31

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You still on Oppo?