Manual Vs Auto

AUDIE MURPHEY · 03-07-2007, 11:10 PM

Ive heard maunal is faster than auto but....

i just spent a few hours trying to get the fastest time on Knockhill in the S4.

I got about 1 sec a lap faster using auto gears.

What going on? I know what Im doing as Ive been playing McCrae for years using maunal and auto.

Can anyone enlighen me??

Thanks

Audie

guybo · 03-07-2007, 11:13 PM

Manual is MUCH faster than auto. You just have to learn how to use manual. You have to learn the ideal revs when to shift and also you have to learn how to use correct gearing to create wheelspin or prevent it. Proper gearing can help you get better grip and better speeds and make better use of torque.

AUDIE MURPHEY · 03-07-2007, 11:22 PM

Thanks for the reply but dont think thats it. I managed to get 10th in world on XBL so I know what Im doin. Seems to me auot was actually faster. I'll give it another go tomorrow just to double checkbut I wnet round that track a lot of times and auto was best.

guybo · 03-07-2007, 11:59 PM

LOL so why did you ask?

AUDIE MURPHEY · 04-07-2007, 12:25 AM

Cause I dont get it. Dosent make sense to me but the times dont lie. Auto was quicker. I'll try again tomorrow and see.

Bowtome · 04-07-2007, 09:33 AM

In trd3 I was faster using Auto than Manual, even beating fast manual drivers.

The gearing in this is better than in CMR5, so with auto its possible.

I personally have knocked off 10 seconds over my fastest Auto times using manual on the pc.

cps82 · 05-07-2007, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowtome

I personally have knocked off 10 seconds over my fastest Auto times using manual on the pc.

Ditto.

@OP if you used gears you have a chance at coming in first on XBL...?

CADDYWAMPUS · 16-07-2007, 08:27 PM

I prefer Manual, you can initiate sliding better with manual downshift.

Champy87 · 16-07-2007, 09:34 PM

If you're faster with auto, it's only due to your poor skill/knowledge of when to shift gears with manual. It's really that simple.
I usually don't listen to the gear-change light, but let the engine rev a little higher before changing.

Wes Mordine · 17-07-2007, 01:00 AM

I find that when you downshirt and overrev, the gearbox (of course) loses efficiency, thus slowing me down. Setting your gear ratios just right before each set of stages is a must to minimize this.

03-07-2007, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
AUDIE MURPHEY Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6	Manual Vs Auto Ive heard maunal is faster than auto but.... i just spent a few hours trying to get the fastest time on Knockhill in the S4. I got about 1 sec a lap faster using auto gears. What going on? I know what Im doing as Ive been playing McCrae for years using maunal and auto. Can anyone enlighen me?? Thanks Audie

03-07-2007, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
guybo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 155	Manual is MUCH faster than auto. You just have to learn how to use manual. You have to learn the ideal revs when to shift and also you have to learn how to use correct gearing to create wheelspin or prevent it. Proper gearing can help you get better grip and better speeds and make better use of torque. __________________ **** you

03-07-2007, 11:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
guybo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 155	LOL so why did you ask? __________________ **** you

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03-07-2007, 11:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
AUDIE MURPHEY Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6	Thanks for the reply but dont think thats it. I managed to get 10th in world on XBL so I know what Im doin. Seems to me auot was actually faster. I'll give it another go tomorrow just to double checkbut I wnet round that track a lot of times and auto was best.

04-07-2007, 12:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
AUDIE MURPHEY Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6	Cause I dont get it. Dosent make sense to me but the times dont lie. Auto was quicker. I'll try again tomorrow and see.

04-07-2007, 09:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bowtome Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 320	In trd3 I was faster using Auto than Manual, even beating fast manual drivers. The gearing in this is better than in CMR5, so with auto its possible. I personally have knocked off 10 seconds over my fastest Auto times using manual on the pc.

16-07-2007, 08:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
CADDYWAMPUS Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 10	I prefer Manual, you can initiate sliding better with manual downshift.

16-07-2007, 09:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Champy87 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 41	If you're faster with auto, it's only due to your poor skill/knowledge of when to shift gears with manual. It's really that simple. I usually don't listen to the gear-change light, but let the engine rev a little higher before changing.

17-07-2007, 01:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
Wes Mordine Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 95	I find that when you downshirt and overrev, the gearbox (of course) loses efficiency, thus slowing me down. Setting your gear ratios just right before each set of stages is a must to minimize this.