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Cannot even find a manual in an "Army" vehicle, K-wopper transport, ne thing. All auto with extra buttons to air up/air down tires etc. It was real fun to drive the ole M151A2/3's.Hard to text with a stick shift!!!! We have cars with beds! Wish we still had a choice, we can't even find CDL truck drivers who can drive a manual, we offer more pay if they can drive a manual. You ask, "Can you drive a manual" you hear "Duh, I usually keep mine in the glove box." Oh boy, going to be a short test drive! Never thought I'd see it in my lifetime. Something most guys could do by 10 years old before, now grown men can't. I know...... times are different......... So. Lol
With enough tire and suspension it'll hook at the track,but on street tires nope,lol. Nobody said auto crossing wasn't fun,but it's harder on a car,then drag racing is.1. I know that losing traction is typically something that will cost you the race, so why would you want that to happen? 2. If you have enough power to break the tires free with an auto, you can do it with a manual as well. To each their own. The strip is fine for a few seconds but for me real racing has curves. :-D
As much as it pains me to admit it, automatics are superior performance wise.
And no, I'm not a drag racer. A quarter mile in a straight line never held any fascination for me. Unless you're testing new performance parts, or setting records, personally, I don't see the point. But anybody can do whatever they want. Plus, drag racing puts tremendous stress on everything. (Break parts so UPS can deliver more!)
With the cars you can buy these days,drag racing them is no harder on them,then driving them hard on the street.You can buy brand new cars now,right off the showroom floor,with the capability of running low 10's and some even run 9 second quarter's,with warrenty.Very few of them are manual transmission cars though,lol
Sounds fun! I haven't tried that on a road track but it always looked like it would be a blast! My brother and I had dirt paths (slightly banked) where we'd come in real hot and get as low as we could ..on dirt bikes, getting close to that knee-dragging level. But you can only go so low with knobby tires before they give out (which happen many a time!).I haven't done it for a few years now, but my thing used to be to ride one of my motorcycles on the Putnam Road Course. Knee dragging, and dicing it up with the younger guys was a lot of fun.
1. I know that losing traction is typically something that will cost you the race, so why would you want that to happen? 2. If you have enough power to break the tires free with an auto, you can do it with a manual as well. To each their own. The strip is fine for a few seconds but for me real racing has curves. :-D
I was going to say, I thought they ended the G56 in '18. I ended up with a '12 3500ST with the G56 when I was looking high and low for a 2500/3500 truck with a manual transmission. That's when I learned Ram was the only one left making a manual and that Ford had stopped their V10 gasser with the manual.I factory ordered my 2018 3500 CTD with the G56 manual transmission, not knowing that that was the last year they were going to offer a shtick shift. So glad I did. I just love driving a manual.
Had a couple, one was in a truckLOL ...there's one I haven't experienced!!
I wish. I would have bought my 2500 with a stick.Does Ram make new trucks with a stick shift or are they all automatics?
The diesels are all automatics now for a couple of years or more.Does Ram make new trucks with a stick shift or are they all automatics?
I have an '07 Cummins G-56 that I had to special order from Dave Smith. At the time there was a '06 Ram 2500 hemi with a G-56 at a dealer.We all wish there was still a stick shift .. I even looked into changing my 2014 Ram 2500 Hemi into a stick .. but not doable due to the modules that talk to each other.. so what that means due to the level of safety put into drivetrains stick shift is no longer an option.
Oh yeah! Pistol Grip! I always loved that shifter, fits so well in your hand!View attachment 493908
Nothing like rowing thru the gears. Last time I took my truck in for it’s annual safety inspection, the inspector opened the door, looked inside and had to go get the old guy in the shop to do the test drive as he was the only one there that knew how to drive a stick shift.
You hit the nail squarely on the head, Tidefan! I learned to drive in a 1963 Karman Ghia with a manual transmission and have always preferred manual transmissions. At least, until my left knee got so bad I was in massive amounts of pain by the time I got home driving in rush hour traffic before I retired.I don’t think my knees could handle a manual but my mind is still willing……..