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**BBDOS CV8** · 05-14-2008, 07:47 PM

You won't see a manual in a Calais - hasn't been there for eons, certainly not since VT. I'd buy one, but last time they were available they only sold hundreds for the whole year IIRC. Same reason you don't even see a fivespeed in the Omega. People have just gotten lazy. Someone who I gave a lift to in my car the other day said 'why do you keep moving that lever between the seats?' I didn't think anyone could be so dumb.

People who've driven both say the TR6060 is not much if any better at shifting than the Tremec. Different ratios, yes. Lower top IIRC which actually hurts economy a little.

Plain fact is, a manual capable of that much power just has big spinning bits in it that take more force to move and have more intertia. The shifter hasn't changed. A Harrop or Ripshift improves it, but it's still a very fine gate.

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BBDOS CV8 GMI Australia Correspondent Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne (no, not that one!) Drives: Monaro Barbados 6M Posts: 2,262	Re: First Drive: New Holden Special Vehicles LS3 Range You won't see a manual in a Calais - hasn't been there for eons, certainly not since VT. I'd buy one, but last time they were available they only sold hundreds for the whole year IIRC. Same reason you don't even see a fivespeed in the Omega. People have just gotten lazy. Someone who I gave a lift to in my car the other day said 'why do you keep moving that lever between the seats?' I didn't think anyone could be so dumb. People who've driven both say the TR6060 is not much if any better at shifting than the Tremec. Different ratios, yes. Lower top IIRC which actually hurts economy a little. Plain fact is, a manual capable of that much power just has big spinning bits in it that take more force to move and have more intertia. The shifter hasn't changed. A Harrop or Ripshift improves it, but it's still a very fine gate. __________________ Barbados Series III CV8 'VT Coupe' 245kW LS1 T56 six-speed manual GTO PBR 320mm brakes/DBA 4000 vented discs Last edited by BBDOS CV8 : 05-14-2008 at 07:50 PM.