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Originally Posted by desal75
Manuals do put a bit more power to the ground because automatics have a torque converter.
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Not always true. Torque converters have an internal componenet called a stator that actually is capable of multipling the torqe, bringing it back to the power band you desire. It's not a perfect world, but yes, they do still aloow the HP to get to the wheels.
Of course personally I would MUCH rather have a manual in a V8 Mustang. I like the total control you have over the gear selection, not to mention a good driver can do some SERIOUS burnouts with a stick!