Inside...it is real clean on the inside...

 

its too late now. youre saying things that only someone who loves their car would say haha. sweet deal dude. and if you love that sound, get the racing beat exhaust. puts a smile on my face everytime i hit the pedal. cheers.

 

Looks very nice! Enjoy, it looks beautiful.

 

sexy car!

she was custom upholstered. that gray leather is not stock.

throw a turbo on her!

 

Thanks for the kind words. About the leather, I'm not sure what it is. It's not grey, I think that's just the light reflecting off of the gases pockets from venus' atmosphere. They're all black.

As for the turbo, are they safe for the auto? Just curious how the trans would hold up. I always thought that was the reason the power was different on the two versions?

 

Welcome to the bastard stepchild club! Check out the AT performance section for all kinds of ideas.

FYI - 09Factor has a turbo on his AT and loves it. I think there are a couple other turbos in the works for ATs.

 

The power is different because the automatic trans is supposedly not capable of the higher rpms. Our redline is 7500, theirs is 9000. Plus the 05 AT only has 4 ports.

As far as handling power, the 4 speed automatic seems to be the most robust of all the transmissions on the 8. Just ask Phil - he's beat the hell out of his with his pettit supercharger and elevated redline

 

In some cases, peoples' gut feelings cause them to drive like a maniac and end up killing themselves and others. Some people can trust their gut feelings and some people should not. DO NOT get an automatic. Once you get it straight, then there's closure and direction. And that direction is to then find a suitable manual.

 

Showing a lack of knowledge, but what did you mean the 05 auto only has 4 ports? How many do the MT's have?

 

They have 6.

 

Roger that. I went digging after that post. I didn't realize there was such a difference between MT and AT throughout the entire drivetrain. I'm guessing the 06 AT is a much better performer than the older AT's. I do see where the addtional gears would be nice in my 05 AT, especailly the first and second. They are a little long to be a fast launcher, but once I'm into second she screams. Good thing I'm not a dragger anyway. But I am looking into the turbo. I've seen some threads with GReddy helps the AT's down to high 6's. Not bad. My initial mods will be exhaust, & intake, seems racing beat is the flavor the 8's like the best. I've also been looking into SR. I like the design of both brand's intakes.

 

the SR is not bad. the only thing i would include would be the racing beat duct.

if you go turbo, you're going to like those longer gears. a lot of turbo MT owners stop using first gear.