Spend some time driving a manual, get the feel of them, it doesnt take long and it will become second nature, you wont regret it in any car with a sporty nature, (like a CA powered Datto).

My wife could drive a manual but prefered not too, after 3 weeks in her manual liberty she loves it, and now hops in my Discovery (read truck gearbox) and thinks its a snack.

Quote:Yes, a Chevrolet PowerGlide would be much cheaper. Tiptronic is a Porsche transmission, I wouldn't doubt if it cost $10,000.

For a hot street/drag car, the Ford C4 is better than a Powerglide (3 gears vs. 2 gears).

hey bud, go traumatic or c4 both 3 speed but small an simple boxes done up they can handle a bit of power traumatic around 500 c4 around 600

Check the fluid. Autos have a reputation for not being serviced

i can get an auto front cut shipped in for $2200

town=auto, out of town=manual. i've got a volvo 740GL it's a 4 speed auto it's good but there crap out of town

That'd be my choice for an auto.

The stock CA18DET auto's are plenty strong enough to handle a worked CA18.

There's one in Brissy behine a CA18 w/ Forgies, Motec, big injectors, big turbo, etc, etc.......

Stronger than the manual box.

i have an idea of how to drive manual but i am not that confident. i mean i have learnt but just not confident enough to get a manual. anyway i can get more power out of an auto ca18det?

Yer agree 2 speed would suvk round town. I had a 3 speed auto once an it was painful enough.

You can use stock auto but beware you will lose power

can you use the stock ca18det auto? not a bad box and at least it bolts up to the engine... just need tunnel mods for clearance.

then you could put a manual kit on it but defeats the purpose of auto.

2 speed powerglide might not have enough gearing to get you onto boost early... like driving a 1.8de till 60kmh or similar till boost builds up.