I have a buddy w/ a 2k gle auto. We have raced on several occassions. I seem to dust him from every speed. Not just by a little bit, but I pretty much waste him.

From a dead stop, it's almost ridiculous. We are both bone stock. Is this fairly normal, or is his floor mat stuck under his accelerator?

 

It's at least a second slower on average.

 

My buddies 6 speed beat me by 2 cars when I was bone stock. He had Intake, Exhaust, and UDP. Yes the manual is faster for sure.

 

Yes

I should've gotten a stick-shift, but my left foot is thanking me for getting an auto.

 

yes the 2k-2k1 sticks are much faster than the the autos. sticks h get low 15's in the quarter while autos get mid to high 15's. i haven't noticed an entire second difference, but more life half a second.

i want to try and swap in the 2k2 auto tranny for my car, there's much less disparity between the 2k2's....

 

that's the differences of that 20 horsies to the wheel...

 

If 20 horses makes that much of a difference, I think it's time for me to start modding.

 

yup...you should...5spd has more potential. and sometimes I kept asking myself...why da hell am I keekping spending money on an auto?!?! oh well, but it is fun to make your car different than others.

 

my left foot is actually thanking me for getting a stick..

 

i agree

 

so can a 2k2se auto take a 2k1 gxe 5 speed, both stock?

 

It'll be a drivers race.

 

I would just add that from what I have read, it would seem to be pretty easy and inexpensive to mod a 2k 5 speed to beat a stock 2002 auto pretty handily.

 

Which will work both ways.

 

I agree. Stop and go traffic in the big city is why I buy Auto. I owned a 1982 Honda Accord LX Standard for 6 years. It was my last std, auto ever since. Manual in traffic is a real PITA.

 

From a stop its a drivers race, but on a roll the Manual will walk a 2k2 Auto.

 

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