When are you going to say something which actually has any relevence to anything?
your saying it's all about rep? how is that of any relevence?
The analogy of "going down the and getting more looks" is something you would obviously crave liking rice and the whole "exterior modification" thing, so therefore I ask you, why do you have a front lip? please enlighten me, is it so your manual tranny f22b1 can get a bit faster from aerodynamics which shave .00005 off your elapsed time?

How does an automatic transmission warrant any less modifications than a manual?

theres heaps of stock manuals on the road, how are they better than a modified auto ?
how does an automatic tranny have any relevence to having more or less modifications on any car? there are tonnes of modified autos how is a manual stock car better than a turbo auto for instance.

Please enlighten me on how a car is more "modified" if it is a stock manual tranny compared to a stock auto tranny, your mods are barely affected by ur tranny, I mean seriously, your lip and headlights make ur car more modified than BUn135s which is auto because urs is manual?