Standard v Automatic engine
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Standard v Automatic engine
Question, i was told that a automatic engine in a standard car is stronger, something about they way it was build, well let me know if this is right or not. s5 engines im talking about.
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From my experience the manual and the auto both share the same motor. Neither is any stronger than the other. Recently in another thread ReTed mentioned that the auto ECU may have a more agressive ignition map. If you are deciding on which motor to buy; I would go with the lower milage option or the better maintained if you can determine such a thing.
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From my experience the manual and the auto both share the same motor. Neither is any stronger than the other. Recently in another thread ReTed mentioned that the auto ECU may have a more agressive ignition map. If you are deciding on which motor to buy; I would go with the lower milage option or the better maintained if you can determine such a thing.
From my experience the manual and the auto both share the same motor. Neither is any stronger than the other. Recently in another thread ReTed mentioned that the auto ECU may have a more agressive ignition map. If you are deciding on which motor to buy; I would go with the lower milage option or the better maintained if you can determine such a thing.
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Originally posted by Samps
From my experience the manual and the auto both share the same motor. Neither is any stronger than the other. Recently in another thread ReTed mentioned that the auto ECU may have a more agressive ignition map. If you are deciding on which motor to buy; I would go with the lower milage option or the better maintained if you can determine such a thing.
From my experience the manual and the auto both share the same motor. Neither is any stronger than the other. Recently in another thread ReTed mentioned that the auto ECU may have a more agressive ignition map. If you are deciding on which motor to buy; I would go with the lower milage option or the better maintained if you can determine such a thing.
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The redline is only for the trans not the motor and the counterweights are the same as long you use the same series...if it wasnt then i would have blown my motor being i have an automatic motor in my car with a 5 speed.....I personally dont like automatic motors because they are not used to being redlined....so basically i have a broken in (100k used) motor that probally hasnt seen that many redlines in its day so trying to break it out of that mold is hard...my motor runs like a champ but its just slow i have yet to break a 15.5 in the quarter while my friend is busting 14.6 all day long and he got a 5 speed replacement motor.... get my drift on motors? if its 5 speed get a 5 speed replacement motor if its auto then it doesnt matter cause your tranny is controlling you hahaha..
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Rotorific: ok, cool, that makes much sense... ...I figured maybe it coulda been something with the counterweights (was trying to figure out why identical engines redlined differently) Didn't even think about the tranny... ohh well...
Quenepahead_racing: Well, I don't think it really matters, and you got a deal... so hey... its all good...
Quenepahead_racing: Well, I don't think it really matters, and you got a deal... so hey... its all good...
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Actually auto engines are much better if you are going to buy it used. From personal experience manuals get more beating than autos so used auto engines are less likely to have blown seals or scratched housings. The balance of the engine has to be changed so that it can be used in a manual tranny.
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