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Originally Posted by JamesJ
Every transmission provides torque multiplication until you are at 1 to 1
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Actually -- what he is referring to is the term "torque multiplication" of the TORQUE CONVERTER.... and some folks then get that in their mind that the automatic must multiply the torque somehow... which, as you pointed out... is wrong. Torque multiplication occurs only when referring to the torque converter and some do this better than others depending on the design of various components making up the converter.
What the feeling is of the automatic vs the manual is the stall of the converter allowing the engine to flash to peak torque which the manual won't do. Whether there is a plus or minus in that is debatable I think... since there is lag induced during the flash period which may or may not be made up for.