[Ed Wright]

Typically, stick cars have a much different spark advance curve. They normally have less spark advance at lower RPM, than the automatic cars, with the same engine. That is to prevent detonation/spark knock at low RPM, if in higher gears. Automatic cars have more timing where you would take off from a dead stop, because the torque converter slips enough below stall RPM, they can put more timing in them down there for good throttle response.
If you have the vin number for an automatic car with the same engine, and an auto, you might get a local Ford dealer Technition to flash it with the automatic vin & Calibration.
If you can find a guy like me, but that tunes Fords, that would be best. He could also shut off the EGR, Cat Cool-down mode, raise the rev limiter, Top Speed limiter, and alter the timing & WOT fueling for racing fuel, and turn the cooling fans on sooner.