Engine Swap Questions (Page 2/2) statue4 MAR 13, 09:12 AM quote Originally posted by reinhart: I know you're obsessed with the notion that stick over auto thing. However, I should point out that the stick of the 1980's is dinosaur technology. And it isn't even what is used in most high end sport cars or race cars today. Those cars use paddle shifting without a clutch, which is actually closer to an automatic than a stick. Pretend you're driving a Fiero automatic where you are moving the shifter from 1-2-D and downshifting via the shifter, and that's far closer to modern sports car paddle shifting than a 80's manual/clutch pedal arrangement. So yea comparing a manual of 1985 to a modern sports car is not even close to the same thing. Nor is it even faster today. In fact if the Fiero automatic were a 5 speed with proper gearing rather than a 3 speed, it would be faster accelerating than the manual (the gearing of the 3 speed drops 3000 rpm? between shifts?) and auto not having to lift off the throttle between shifts. Or better yet a variable gear automatic would destroy an old school manual. Imagine the entire acceleration at peak power without having to shift any gears. I certainly don't think an old school manual is BETTER than some high-performance modern transmission. But it is fun! Some might even say MORE fun. I was lucky enough to already have a Getrag 5 speed in my Fiero before putting the 3800SC in. I understand that some of the other Fiero manual transmissions aren't as strong.