Confederate1969
Well-Known Member
This question is entirely educational on my part. I would like to know which is a better transmission to have in a Road Runner: the 4 speed manual or the 3 speed automatic. Since the two operate differently, the manual having a human input, and the automatic having a torque converter which improves pickup when accelerating, which is theoretically better? I have a 4 speed car and won't change that, but I am curious to know if a car would be quicker on the track if having an auto trans with its predictable shift rates and torque converter against a human being shifting gears, which for someone not so quick on the draw, may suffer as a result.