This is just my opinion based on my own experience with automatics and road racing. You'll never get one to live long term, they generate way too much heat.

The electronic stuff is absolutely surviving. They just need to be built right -- just as with any other system on the car. ...And the right converter, cooler and fluid is everything.

BEAUTIFUL Charger!

Thanks :thumbsup:

I'm sure with enough effort, money, and time you could make anything work. The sump on the pan with need to be right because it will suffer the same slosh/starvation issues as an engine. The cooler will have to be well thought out as well. Imo that's an awfully expensive trans to be experimenting with.

The third pedal......the one on the left. That's the man pedal.:lol:

I prefer to row my own gears because it shifts EXACTLY the way I want it to, every single time.

I hear yah..

Always been a manual man.. just starting to accept autos can shift faster than me lol

Yup. The "slush box" term doesn't really apply to e transmissions unless they are specifically calibrated slushy or built wrong. But hey, the stigma persists.
They also launch better, yield torque multiplication and offer zero power interrupt between gears.

The GM 4L design is not as good on the road course, but its just as good for auto-x. As for heat, the wrong torque converter will literally shear fluid and quickly turn it into smoke. It should be tight, efficient, and locked up when appropriate.

The more we learn, the converter is the key to a successful pro-touring automatic. There's an 8 yr old survey thread on this board showing a 60/40 split between manual and auto. It's not as crazy or unpopular as some people think.

Where can I find more info on TCs?

I dont get all this stall speed and locking stuff?

Need a dummies guide lol.

Hi have driven an Audi S4 with a traditional box and was more than happy with that.

I will defo need 6spd as I want to keep the fuel costs down too.

good thing with the automatic is that you can drive with the paddle shifter and dont need to take the hands from the steering wheel and with cruising just put it on D dont worry about anything.. tci has 3 modes: automatic ecomonic, automatic performance and full manual with paddle shifter. you can also adjust the shift points and firmness for differend modes and lock up setups.