Auto vs. Manual???
 

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...

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

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.

i take nothing and ask him for a lot of money

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

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

manual, no doubt

manual :)

i would never have bought my car if it wasnt stick

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

I would go for the manual...

Manual for me

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.

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

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.

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.

i miss my monte

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

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.

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

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

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

Manual :nod:

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