5AT Modifications
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damn man, along with these other 5AT owners, im in the same position as you.
im 16 yrs old, and my dad said no way in hell you're getting a manual because he thought i would crash it. i see where hes coming from, but i could drive a manual with ease.
i havent got any mods yet, but im ordering away for the pop charger/z tube.
then i hope to get tints, new grilles, clear corners.
i was pretty bummed out about it at first, but driving an AT isnt all that bad.
im 16 yrs old, and my dad said no way in hell you're getting a manual because he thought i would crash it. i see where hes coming from, but i could drive a manual with ease.
i havent got any mods yet, but im ordering away for the pop charger/z tube.
then i hope to get tints, new grilles, clear corners.
i was pretty bummed out about it at first, but driving an AT isnt all that bad.
#20
Haha it seems like most of us 18 yrs old and less have 5ATs for the same reason (our parents). I love my 5AT most of the time, but there r some times when i wish i had a 6mt. I primarily want a 6mt so my friends dont give my s*** bout it all the time. They all have MTs and i feel out of place some time. ESPECIALLY, when going to the track when like 99% of the cars are MTs. Nonetheless, the 5AT hauls *** and will do the job for now. You guys with the 5AT: do you drive most of the time with the manumatic mode? I would say i drive manumatic like 80% of the time.
#21
#22
lol
haha, wassup guys... yet another in the same boat... turned 18 in jan.. and yes i am an 5AT... i think i was right in asking my parents too for a manual... but its weird how you tell your friends you get a new [performance] car, and they ask you if its stick...but as soon as you mention a manual tranny car to an adult... they kinda cringe... @ least here in LA... haha... different mentalities i guess? all i know is that im loving my car more n more - i busted a donut and got a little sideways in an empty lot next to the pier over here and my friends had their jaws hanging... haha, i havent raced anyone and i dont think its smart too, but i have speeded b4 [guilty]... but i doubt that our cars could keep up with a M3... not stock at least... isnt it inline 6 ??? it has a more advanced automatic SMG system too.... maybe the convertable tho~
watever... i have like 10 friends who drive mustangs at my school, ranging from 98 to 05, automatic, manual, v6, v8, cobras, N/As, and Saleen.... they are so cocky sometimes... what is this import vs domestic BS....
watever... i have like 10 friends who drive mustangs at my school, ranging from 98 to 05, automatic, manual, v6, v8, cobras, N/As, and Saleen.... they are so cocky sometimes... what is this import vs domestic BS....
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i'm 22, and love driving a manual... but i live in NYC and find myself stuck in traffic more often than not, so i got a 5AT car. by no means did this stop me from modding my car, and i have done the following, in order...
1. Clear Corners, MTEC Fog Bulbs, and PIAA Clearance Bulbs
2. Driver's Side "Battery" Cover (engine cover and battery/brake covers soon to be painted red & silver)
3. Z-tube & JWT Popcharger
4. AV Electronic Tuner (allows video on stock navi screen)
5. Playstation2 with wireless controllers (later replaced with a SlimPS2 in the glove box) pic
6. Hardwired Valentine1 radar with remote display in ashtray pic
7. Pioneer NDBC-1 Rearview Camera pic pic2 pic3
8. TopSpeed/Pro1 Headers, Crawford Cats, and Fujitsubo Y-pipe
9. Custom Trunk Audio System: 2 JL Audio 10w3 subs in a color matched fiberglass box and a JL 500/1 amp (COMING SOON)
10. Motordyne 3/8" Plenum Spacer (COMING SOON)
11. Fujitsubo Legalis-R Exhaust (from the Y-pipe back) (COMING SOON)
12. Nitrous Express 50-75 shot with MAXIMIZER Computer Programmable Controller (COMING SOON)
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1. Clear Corners, MTEC Fog Bulbs, and PIAA Clearance Bulbs
2. Driver's Side "Battery" Cover (engine cover and battery/brake covers soon to be painted red & silver)
3. Z-tube & JWT Popcharger
4. AV Electronic Tuner (allows video on stock navi screen)
5. Playstation2 with wireless controllers (later replaced with a SlimPS2 in the glove box) pic
6. Hardwired Valentine1 radar with remote display in ashtray pic
7. Pioneer NDBC-1 Rearview Camera pic pic2 pic3
8. TopSpeed/Pro1 Headers, Crawford Cats, and Fujitsubo Y-pipe
9. Custom Trunk Audio System: 2 JL Audio 10w3 subs in a color matched fiberglass box and a JL 500/1 amp (COMING SOON)
10. Motordyne 3/8" Plenum Spacer (COMING SOON)
11. Fujitsubo Legalis-R Exhaust (from the Y-pipe back) (COMING SOON)
12. Nitrous Express 50-75 shot with MAXIMIZER Computer Programmable Controller (COMING SOON)
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Looks like there are enough young 5AT drivers, but hey we shouldn't be complaining .. be thankful that we have the opportunity to have a car like this at such a young age. and today .. this is interesting ... something 5AT drivers would wanna know, we can get something for our called a LAG REDUCER, when driving manumatic, that means when we are shifting gears there will be no LAG, therefore we wil be as fast a MT G and even better but without that 6th gear. I dont know how it works and where you can get it .. but im going to research on it and let you all know.... and if its possible and what i heard today is true ... that is the first thing im getting my car... anybody else heard of It?
#26
hehe I was 19 when I got my car. I got it as my early 20th birthday(I need to wait 3month after order my IP). I drove 01 camry before than. I guess I helped my parents alot with their business, I earned g35c.
The funnt thing is that
I had to get 5AT because my mom can't drive 6MT.. hahaha My dad loves 6MT, but well women has power..what can I say. I did some mod to my car without telling them. Well, they found about few mod after riding..
I think G35couple suit all ages. Old to young. It goes for everyone!!
(becasue it's that nice)
just my 2cents
The funnt thing is that
I had to get 5AT because my mom can't drive 6MT.. hahaha My dad loves 6MT, but well women has power..what can I say. I did some mod to my car without telling them. Well, they found about few mod after riding..
I think G35couple suit all ages. Old to young. It goes for everyone!!
(becasue it's that nice)
just my 2cents
#30
Yeah dude im 17 too and my parents got me a G35, when we went to get me a car, i was supposed to get an RSX, then my dad surprised me and brought me to the Infiniti dealer, but he made me get a 5AT, but i wasnt complaining. I still havent done anything to it though because just like Omar, i have a g/f causing me to never have enough money for that kind of stuff, especially at 17, haha. I did drive a new M3 yesterday though, and i gotta say, theres no comparison between out MM and their SMG, SMG was SICK! Thats what we need in these cars.