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Old 08-15-2007, 09:20 AM
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Default 5 spd manual monte carlo?

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2653677/2


what do you gusy think?
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 09:42 AM
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I think that car looks choppy but I think everyone dreams about having a manual in their Monte every now and then.
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 09:57 AM
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oooh...not for me, i wouldn't want a standard...lol...i think it looks kind of ugly...but thats just my opinion
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 10:05 AM
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I would love to have a 6 speed manual
in my Monte Carlo 3.9, like the Pontiac GXP's.
or a six speed HP auto with Paddle Shift
on the Steering Wheel : )
I miss shifing : ) & the control that I have
with a manual trans...., but I love
auto trans's in Bumper 2 Bumper - Stop & Go
Traffic.
The six speed in the GXP is reported sloppy : (
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 01:28 PM
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yeah the 5 spds deff give you more control, but for daily driving and drag racing an auto is better.... shifts faster and more consistant and repeatable!

only bad thing about doing a 5spd swap into these cars is building the trany to handle the power. for a 3100 its fine, but somehting like a high power 3.4L or 3800SC no way. it will end up costing a lot of money in custom parts and rebuilds to get it right.

deff nice that someone did the swap and all but i'll stick with a auto in my car.
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 02:36 PM
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That guy has too much time on his hands. Not to mention, he has probably made the car totally worthless.
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 03:02 PM
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I need to keep mine auto. My dog sits on the arm rest and if I hit the brakes to hard like lets say last weekend when I guy pulled off the shoulder of I-94 into 80MPH traffic right before the I-65 Interchange and didn't pay any attention to the traffic (jerk), well my dog only weighs 7lbs so he flies into the shifter and puts it into neutral.

I can't imagine what would happen to my transmission if she flew into that shifter.
 
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Old 08-19-2007, 06:56 PM
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nothing unless you're holding in the clutch... nohting more than what happens to your auto.
 
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