The true tragedy of the autobox.

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 12/12/2019 at 12:45 • Filed to: None

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edit: Relax Oppos, it’s a t-shirt not a philosophy

dogisbadob > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 12:54

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and witchcraft too :p

Chuckles > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 12:56

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Spanfeller is a twat > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 12:57

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Jesus Arias > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 13:02

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Except for DCTs are actually really cool. I plan to swap my 4L60e with a Porsche PDK or if that’s too expensive I will settle with a 10L 90 .

TRivet > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 13:03

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I love it!  Where can I get one?

Textured Soy Protein > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 13:07

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Choosing a manual transmission nowadays has nothing to do with performance. Good m odern automatic transmissions are faster than even the fastest human. The only reason to get the stick shift version of a car is because you enjoy using a manual transmissi on. Which is fine, if that’s what you want. 

Chuckles > Spanfeller is a twat 12/12/2019 at 13:08

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Brilliant tweet.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Jesus Arias 12/12/2019 at 13:12

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Good luck with that Porsche PDK swap. And I mean that sincerely, I think that would be really cool to see. But I think it’s going to be a bear to get it wired up and tuned to play nice with a small block. I wonder if it needs ECU inputs to function (predictive shifting based on engine loading, throttle position, etc.)? It may be virtually impossible without swapping in a Panamera V8, or somehow making that ECU run your engine so it can chat with the trans controller. Unless someone makes a standalone controller, but I’m not aware of one existing.

A 10L90 would probably be almost a bolt on affair.  

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > dogisbadob 12/12/2019 at 13:16

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Sorcery, I’d say but yeah..

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > TRivet 12/12/2019 at 13:20

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I think it’s from Top Gear? I found it in an image search. 

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Jesus Arias 12/12/2019 at 13:22

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But DCTs aren’t slushboxes .

Chariotoflove > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 13:25

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I am truly grateful for whoever invented the first POS torque converter automatic, as bad as it must have been, because that means that it, and all the shitty three and four speed units since, paved the road to the modern automatic transmission that I get to drive now. Without it, I’d have a lousy time trying to drive, and I like driving.

That said, I am also glad that manuals are still around and asked for enough to not become extinct.  They teach a skill set that I think is good for young drivers to learn, and it’s good that people have the choice.

Tekamul > Textured Soy Protein 12/12/2019 at 13:27

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“Good” is not uni versal.

Could I interest you in a WRX with a CVT?

Jesus Arias > Snuze: Needs another Swede 12/12/2019 at 13:31

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Yeah it’s going to be a challenge to make the PDK work with the small block winch is why I plan on having the 10L90 as a fall back. If things don’t work out with the PDK I will just sell it because I have no intention  of Panamera swapping it since I love chevy small blocks. I have heard of people LS swapping 911s but I am unsure whether those 911s have a PDK.

Textured Soy Protein > Tekamul 12/12/2019 at 13:34

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 13:42

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I feel this is more accurate.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > TRivet 12/12/2019 at 16:33

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Here are two places that sell them:

https://www.trackmonkeyapparel.com/products/how-an-automatic-transmission-works

https://allbluetees.com/product/automatic-transmission-shirt-hoodie-tank/

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Jesus Arias 12/12/2019 at 16:36

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I agree with archduke. It’s not a manual but it’s certainly not a salad spinner laden slush box 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Textured Soy Protein 12/12/2019 at 16:38

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Torque converters literally rob power. It takes more energy to spin that salad spinner full of ATF. Dual clutch is obviously different

Textured Soy Protein > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 12/12/2019 at 16:46

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Be that as it may, most modern performance cars that offer torque converter automatics are faster than their manual transmission versions.

So yes, the shirt is technically correct, but the old “the automatic is slower” complaint no longer applies in most cases. 

Urambo Tauro > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 12/12/2019 at 17:48

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I like how the one uses the phrase “soul crushing disappointment”. If only it wasn’t in Comic Sans...

Jim Spanfeller > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/12/2019 at 22:05

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My beloved ‘66 Thunderbird has a three-speed slushbox. It doesn’t change gears until 35 mph, at which point it goes CLUNK, the car lurches, and the engine finally calms down. In theory, the car has similar horsepower to several different muscle cars and it weighs about the same as well, but thanks to the transmission, it does 0-60 in a blistering 11 seconds. Unless you have one with the 428, in which case it  takes 9 seconds. I’m not going to convert it to manual, but yeah, those old automatics are not great.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Jim Spanfeller 12/13/2019 at 17:40

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Sounds like there’s something amiss in the valve body of that C6. Or is your car one of the early build cars with the Cruise-O-Matic? My best bud in high school had a ‘66 Galaxie 7 Litre with the Toploader trans. What a fun car that was; would love to have one now. 

Jim Spanfeller > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/13/2019 at 23:18

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Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s something wrong with the transmission, but it still shifts gears and automatic transmissions are complicated, so I think I can live with it for the moment. I’m not sure which transmission mine has, as I thought they were all the same. My car was first sold in January of 1966, so maybe it’s one of the early build cars.