Auto vs. Manual???

[alamantia]

Ok you wake up and God himself is standing in your bedroom. He says he has no more room for either of his 1970 SS Chevelle 454 and he will give you one of them. One is a Turbo 400 and the other is a M-22. Split second decision. Which do you take?

I ask because I have been brought up thinking that muscle cars were synonomyous with manual transmissions. Cause, they are, i dunno, preformance cars and not minivans. However I am surprised of the fan base for Automatics. Not sure why, unless people want to get a nano second more out of their 60" time the 3 times you bring it to the track that year, you still have to be stuck with a stupid dumb azz auto for the rest of the time you drive your car. Im just curious who preffers what and why? That and im extreemly bored at work today...

[WildBillyT]

M22. Hands down, no contest. This would probably be a good poll...

[alamantia]

Well i made the mistake of having an opinion and saying "i didnt like autos in an F-body" on LS1Tech and i think I am banned now. Every auto loving wuss who cant figure out a clutch in North america had something negitive to say.

[WildBillyT]

Well i made the mistake of having an opinion and saying "i didnt like autos in an F-body" on LS1Tech and i think I am banned now. Every auto loving wuss who cant figure out a clutch in North america had something negitive to say.

Yeah, whatever... I agree with you.

I love my GTP but I hate the fact that it's auto even more than I do that it's FWD. A good friend of mine sold his 2000 Z28 because the auto was too boring. One of the bitches that people have about the new Chargers is that they are auto only.

An auto is more consistent and faster when you are drag racing, but aside from that it's dull on the street IMO. A manual valve body and ratchet shifter make it better.

[shane27]

i take nothing and ask him for a lot of money

[alamantia]

Well I meant after I try to plea bargen with him on other topics before I took the car.

[79CamaroDiva]

that depends on if I'm going to be racing it or not. If I'm racing it, 400. If not, manual, definitely.

[bcgetfresh]

manual, no doubt

[Demonicbird00]

manual :)

[procamaroz28]

i would never have bought my car if it wasnt stick

[Camvill]

the only reason i bought an automatic car is because it was too good a price to pass up. The 6-Speeds especially the LS1 6-speeds seem to go for alot more

[Fast92RS]

I would go for the manual...

[firebirdcrazy]

Manual for me

[alamantia]

member insomnia took me for a ride in his auto LS1 the other day and it has some balls for sure, couple that with a 3600 stall and it pulled hard so I dont knock them im just saying my personal prefferance for a preformance street car leans towards a manual. I always thought it would be hard to drive in europe with my left hand doing the shifting.

[NightRydaSS]

Both! "Ask and thy shall receive"; right??? lol

[ar0ck]

If dropped on my lap, Auto or Manual... I would go for the Manual. I'm sure it would be a blast to drive. For me I'm not an all out drag racer so I'd be content with my manual trans for cruising the strip and what not.

[The Fixer]

I'm not a drag-racer, so for me, there's no question - Manual! Putting the 5-speed in my Monte was one of the best mods I made; it's SO much more fun to drive.

[alamantia]

i miss my monte

[91DropTop]

What it comes down to is do you wanna DRIVE(manual) your car or be DRIVEN(auto). i like to be in control, my car is auto now but it will be getting the conversion soon as did my last 3rd gen

[jin1481]

Thats my own personal problem right now, my auto lt1 z28 is hell of a lot faster and more fun then my manual tbi rs but the rs is more fun to drive. I would got for the manual chevelle.

[chevyt454]

Manual - but auto can be fun too....

http://www.powerhouseclassics.com/detail.php?index=133

[bubba428]

nothing like a 1-2 power shift and the smell of rubber at 40mph

[DaSkinnyGuy]

Manual :nod:

[68camaroguy]

M-22. no contest. im tryin to get a t-56 for my 1st gen

[bubba428]

M-22. no contest. im tryin to get a t-56 for my 1st gen

go TKO they are stronger, better geared, and still have a .7 5th gear. besides all that the TKO isn't much more in price than a T-56 and its about 50lbs lighter

[68camaroguy]

nice. tko it is

[bubba428]

http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English/products/TKO.asp that site has good info on both, I got a quote for 1900 for a TKO 600 kit

[68camaroguy]

thanks

[Rich189]

Depends on what im doing with the car.... most likely manual but when i bought my car i was so sick of driving my 02 stang gt (5 speed) vortec supercharged around up and down 130 in traffic coming from work it sucked....

[Blacdout96]

I think it also pertains to where you live and drive is what kind of tranny you want. If you live in a mountainous area, tho it is fun to cruise around in a manual down the streets, when you come to a stop sign and your on an incline and you just happen to have someone about 4 inches from your bumper, yeah it sucks. My uncle lives in the black hills in South Dakota, and in their junkyards, theres alot more manuals cause people dont wanna drive them, they're too much of a pain. same thing goes for living in the city, all that stop and go, especially in traffic. But for the most part, in areas aof flatness, and rural, less traffic-like area's, like where I live, a manual is doable, and not a burden. Oh and as for the Chevelle, M-22 all the way.

[Demonicbird00]

nothing like a 1-2 power shift and the smell of rubber at 40mph

you know what thats like?? lol

[WayFast84]

you know what thats like?? lol

:owned:

[Frosty]

TH400 with a manual valve body :D

[ins0mnia24]

stock auto's are boring and suck especially the 4th gens
Modded they are still boring..:lol:

[98tadriver]

you know what thats like?? lol


lol i was gonna say that, but i figured id let someone else

[Demonicbird00]

dont lie you know you didnt think of it untill i said it!! :P

[98tadriver]

dont lie you know you didnt think of it untill i said it!! :P

ok ok! you got me there...

[Rich189]

TH400 with a manual valve body :D

that would end up being my inbetween choice as well

[68camaroguy]

if i dont go Manual. im swappin my th350 for a built 700r4 with manual valve body, shift kit and 3200 stall. hopefully wont be too too boring. but i really want a manual trans for the 68

[Pampered-Z]

Been swapping feet for 30 years!

[bubba428]

you know what thats like?? lol

my Camaro is a 5-speed, and my old man used to have a 74 C10 with a pretty stout 350 and a muncie 4-speed

[SteveR]

manual all the way.

[slugger27nj]

Manual here, too. I'd probably still have my 98 TA if it had a 6spd.

[V]

Maunual FTW, burning rubber at 55mph is fun, yet scary sometimes.....

[79T/A]

Manual.

[87Fbird]

I agree with the automatic with the manual valve body.

[Featherburner]

Well, having driven both a 70 LS6 Chevelle with a M22 and, a 70 LS6 Chevelle with a TH400 that's a tough call. If I had to choose, I would pick the manual strictly for resale value but, the auto was more fun.

[BigAls87Z28]

Auto...Im lazy.
I could get used to a DSG/SMG Automatice manual real fast.

[Bangin Bob]

Manual all the way. It's faster too. Uless the rules makers hang weight on you for using one like our class does. Nothing like pulling three gears hangin the hoops.

[chemicalstylez]

Manual was cool back in high school, now I'll take the auto.

[jims69camaro]

th400. i can't use a clutch anymore.

[Savage_Messiah]

Manual all the way. It's faster too. Uless the rules makers hang weight on you for using one like our class does. Nothing like pulling three gears hangin the hoops.

Not when talkign about drag racing applications... cuz if we are, without a doubt, stalled and built auto all the way

[bubba428]

Not when talkign about drag racing applications... cuz if we are, without a doubt, stalled and built auto all the way

he is, and I would try telling him otherwise if I were you.

[Squirrel]

for street - manual
for racing - manual, up to a point, then auto

[Mensaf]

If traffic wasn't so ****** on my daily commute, it'd be manual. This is my first automatic car in years, and I find it to be quite refreshing compared to my manual tranny cars in a commute. Kind of useless for anything else though.