Shamilton New Member 7 Member For: 9y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 27/01/15 05:39 AM Share Posted 27/01/15 05:39 AM Hi All,Well I made a spur of the moment decision and traded my 6 speed manual BA MKII GT for an auto FG F6 .The F6 is a great car (only had 29000 km's on it and immaculate) but I haven't ever owned an auto before so I'm not sure about the box and whether I'll get bored with it.I'll book it in over the next month for some minor mods but does anyone know of reputable places on the Gold Coast that know about F6's?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandblightfoot Member 183 Member For: 11y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 27/01/15 05:59 AM Share Posted 27/01/15 05:59 AM Hi-torque have done all the work on my fg turbo as well as a few other people on the forum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjafpv Member 110 Member For: 9y 8m 28d Posted 27/01/15 07:20 AM Share Posted 27/01/15 07:20 AM (edited) Hmmm the auto can get abit boring at times but when you line up next to a quick manual car and you keep that boost up going through the gears you realise just what a gem that zf box is dosent matter how competent you are with a manual the zf does it better IMO very good and intelligent box congrats and enjoy Edited 27/01/15 07:21 AM by Cjafpv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 13y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 27/01/15 07:35 AM Share Posted 27/01/15 07:35 AM The choice is easy on the goldie mate. Hi-Torque. Tell Chris or Kent I sent you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 27/01/15 09:41 AM Share Posted 27/01/15 09:41 AM In regards to the ZFManual modeAll dayErrydayI dislike it kicking down automatically when I'm driving and prefer to engine brake a bit as well, so I mostly use + and - shifting. Also avoids the sudden kickdown to 1st as you take off from a give way sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 10y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 27/01/15 12:13 PM Share Posted 27/01/15 12:13 PM Engine braking can't be good for engine/trans?Wouldn't be better to cause brakes to work out ($2k worth of parts) than engine/trans ($10k+) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6tForMe Donating Members 206 Member For: 10y 9m 26d Gender: Male Posted 27/01/15 10:15 PM Share Posted 27/01/15 10:15 PM On the other hand, I doubt that engine braking does much extra wear and tear to engines and gearboxes, fuel consumption drops to zero so it uses less fuel (at least on FGs) and you are not wearing out brakes which you will pay to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 27/01/15 11:38 PM Share Posted 27/01/15 11:38 PM I do it more to lower the amount of heat that my brakes are producing, hopefully reducing any chance of shudder due to a hot rotor being kept clamped when you stop. I also often stick it in neutral at lights for the same reason. Also I get a bit of a nice burble as I slow I'm sure any wear and tear is a thousandth of what I put it through when I take off again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 20y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 27/01/15 11:56 PM Share Posted 27/01/15 11:56 PM In regards to the ZFManual modeAll dayErrydayI dislike it kicking down automatically when I'm driving and prefer to engine brake a bit as well, so I mostly use + and - shifting. Also avoids the sudden kickdown to 1st as you take off from a give way sign.This ^^^^^ also much better to keep the engine in the sweet spot for exiting corners.MM is heaps quicker and smoother for cornering IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamilton New Member 7 Member For: 9y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 28/01/15 12:40 AM Author Share Posted 28/01/15 12:40 AM Cheers all. I'll give Hi-torque a call over the next few weeks.I'm thinking I'll start with:Stage 2 or 3 IC KitTurbo back exhaustInjectorsX4 FlashMaybe a Growler CAIValve springs if I need themAm I missing anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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