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man its not for me its for my house mate there planning on swapping there vx commie for a auto r33 gtst and i have never known how good the auto is so need to know straight away. ps dont say anything about the manual i know there a pretty good gear box. have a good one, stuart

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good box. fairly resistant to abuse if you service it well. much awesomer (yes i made that word up) if shift kitted and tans cooled. they are a smart box. will change gears how you want it to once you learn how to control the box with your foot

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Umm..... yeah. If you want a nice auto, its ok. They can be a tad sluggish between gear's.

Im on my 4th auto now in my r33.

1st died while driving at 80k's on the monaro, all by its self. I lost drive and overdrive. I didnt abuse the box at all, I still dont know what i did to kill it.

My 2nd box...... well lets just say park to 1st @ rev limiter = bad.

3rd, the hose that runs under the radiator to the box oil cooler came out of the clip and mashed itself into the engine fan. No oil = dead box. I noticed that it was doing odd things and pulled over right away but i was too late.

4th box is in the car and still going strong.

:P

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