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08 Manual or Automatic

09-27-2009, 06:39 PM

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08 Manual or Automatic

Please help me understand something. For years the Auto was always the weak leak with the 5.9 and now suddenly the Auto is stronger. So the new engine has more HP with the Auto than the Manual. However is there really a difference with the amount of waste through the Auto? I saw Dave Smith had a pretty sweet 08 manual for sale which is configured just the way I want. I am still sceptical on the auto especially after having to pay for my 47RE to be rebuilt. So is the manual that different than auto in terms of power? I don't want to chose the wrong option again. Please advise. I have a new horse coming in the spring and who knows how big a trailer we will get. I still have my 01 and rebuilt the starter contacts yesterday. It has 158k miles on it but things have been breaking (over 2k in repairs this year) lately. Left me stranded for the first time, two weeks ago when I was out shooting. Lost a lot of confidence in it that day. People say stick with the 5.9 and count the blessings of not having the emissions on it. Sorry for the rant just on the fence about buying a new truck.

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