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[Macduff]

I would never go back to a manual gearbox. In today's traffic when would you ever get to use a manual to its best. I don't miss for one second the endless sitting in traffic the clutch becoming a real pain. I drive a 2.6 auto and have had no issues with it and if you know how to drive an auto properly you can still have bags off fun I do. Basically leave as an auto

[hotel21]

Slight annoyance is the pick up of the auto at the apex, which is long gone by the time drive is resumed after breaking.

Use sport mode more imo.

Change of timing required on the seat/wheel/pedal interface then.....      

[feeutfo]

Slight annoyance is the pick up of the auto at the apex, which is long gone by the time drive is resumed after breaking.

Use sport mode more imo.

Change of timing required on the seat/wheel/pedal interface then.....      

Indeed, by some 30ft in places...followed by a  "COME OOOOOONAA"  ... 

[aaronjb]

Slight annoyance is the pick up of the auto at the apex, which is long gone by the time drive is resumed after breaking.

Use sport mode more imo.

Change of timing required on the seat/wheel/pedal interface then.....      

Indeed, by some 30ft in places...followed by a  "COME OOOOOONAA"  ... 

Yup, the only way to 'drive an auto box properly' is to dump it at the side of the road and fit one that requires three pedals..

[cem_devecioglu]

Slight annoyance is the pick up of the auto at the apex, which is long gone by the time drive is resumed after breaking.

Use sport mode more imo.

Change of timing required on the seat/wheel/pedal interface then.....      

Indeed, by some 30ft in places...followed by a  "COME OOOOOONAA"  ... 

Yup, the only way to 'drive an auto box properly' is to dump it at the side of the road and fit one that requires three pedals..

 

[2woody]

sod the cambelt party idea, how about a "manual conversion party" ?

[feeutfo]

sod the cambelt party idea, how about a "manual conversion party" ?

All roads lead to a v8 again, as i wouldnt fit that omega manual to a roller skate
So a t56 box , although i've not driven one, and if going to that trouble the engine that goes with it....  I'll wait for the vxr8 i think.

[aaronjb]

I have a T56 sitting on my garage floor right now, oddly enough.. although it's not going in the Omega

[Kevin Wood]

What's the gear lever and extension housing like on the Omega's manual box? Never really paid attention to what it comprises.

The Ford MT75 box I've got on the westfield went from "bowl'o'porridge" to "almost as good as a T5" (haven't driven a T56) with the removal of all the spongey rubber bits in favour of a spherical bearing on a solid frame.

That just leaves the clutch pedal...

[bigboykarl]

are the 3.2 and 2.6 manual boxes the same..cause you cant convert mine to auto and have my 3 pedal stuff for your car