What you go auto or manual

700R4 Street/Strip

Very Impress with this trans it take a lickin and keeps clicking with over 500 lbs over torque:
http://www.700r4l60e.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=9&cat=20&page=1

Tremec TKO baby...lovin every minute of it!

i voted manual trans

BUT i have both, the Biscayne is auto, the Chevelle is a stick.

chevelle is doug nash 5 speed, 88 iroc is 700r, sons 71 rs is a muncie 4 sp (out of the chevelle) his 91 z28 is a 6 sp out of a 4th gen camaro, and daughter's 69 camaro will be tremec 5sp, sister in laws 70 gto is turbo 400
i have them almost all covered i guess

I want a mutant! Does anybody remember the clutch hydros?
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/3868/31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.th.jpg (http://img161.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img161&image=31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.jpg)

Auto's have the lead. Come on you sailors, let's know who rows their own. smile.gif

viper T56 six speed

Quite honestly, I'm surprised that the sticks have made as good a showing as they have. I would have guessed about 90+ percent "slush boxes".

TH350. When I ordered the car in 1970 I was already past the "look at me shift" phase. ;) Besides, driving a stick everyday in NJ traffic gets old REAL fast! (Had a 1969 Chevy van, 3 on the tree, for 20 years...real pain in traffic).

M22 all the way!

TH400. LA traffic would be no fun with a stick.

2000 Camaro T-56 here! Woohoo!

Tremec TKO in the 66
TH400 in Jill's 69

Like the TKO better. 5th gear on the freeway is awesome!

Presently a M-21, eventually either Supercase M22 or the new Muncie 5 Speed.

I can understand the auto's if ET's are your goal, but...whats more fun and needs more cajones to do? Going click...click..click... or powershifting 2nd at 6000rpm with not rev-limeter? I vote for the latter...
Chris

Auto in mine, but if it didn't come with a built trans when I got it, I would have gone for a manual. The car is just for fun and the auto takes away from that. A T56 sure would help with the 4.11's too. smile.gif

4/ speed muncie crashbox, no syncros to slow you down!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by mr68:
4/ speed muncie crashbox, no syncros to slow you down!!!!!!!! Kool :cool:

Come on you lazy shifers the "row your own" boys are catching up!!

51% auto
49% manual

Broken M21 right now but there is a TKO 600 in the not too distant future

powerslide in the velle. but as soon as the new engine makes the tranny start to sliiide, then goes in a muncie.

auto in the ZJ (grand cherokee) as well, but again, when that motor goes ( i doubt it will, its got 170k on and still kicking), in goes a 5.7 hemi, and a 6spd.

so im not sure where i am on this, so i dont think im going to vote.

aaron

Gotta have 3 pedals

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/Epistuff/th350.jpg

TH350 until the weather warms up, then M-20

El-camino and vette both4speeds

700r4 in the 10's

I let my wife drive the 6 speed

Mike

Running a M21 tranny currently and still debating on a 4 speed Jerico or a TKO 600.
Has anyone raced one of those TKO 600's behind a decent BigBlock with 600 or more horsepower with good results???

Viper T56 from D&D Performance
4.11 cogs coming tomorrow.

Turbo 400 for me!

I have 3 pedals in mine but currently has a TH400 manual valve body with a t-brake.

Both the auto and the manual can be loads of fun with 500+ HP.

M21 in mine.

Mike

M22 in mine.

Rebuilt M21 in mine.

Originally posted by RedSS454:
...I can understand the auto's if ET's are your goal, but...If that were the case, all of the Pro Stock boys would be running slush boxes!! smile.gif smile.gif (Just thought I would stir the pot.)

Originally posted by 383Malibu:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by RedSS454:
...I can understand the auto's if ET's are your goal, but...If that were the case, all of the Pro Stock boys would be running slush boxes!! smile.gif smile.gif (Just thought I would stir the pot.) </font>[/QUOTE]Rules, rules, rules!!! Automatics are prohibited.

i didnt mention it before when i replied, but i was using an m21 in the chevelle, but now it has a 904 iron case/midplate ST10 with a 2.43 1st gear, and the biscayne has a th350.

TH-400 for me!

Muncie M-21 :cool:
Just fun to drive and can't wait to see how consistent I can be at the strip....

I have the auto trans in my Dodge Ram for the Houston traffic tongue.gif

3 pedals and an M-21! ;)

Dave

M-21 with 4.10 gears - Real men shift thier own gears!

COPO Chevelle Original M20
L78 Chevelle Original M21
1972 Lemans Sport 455 ST10
1969 el Camino Turbo 350

An old lady in Ireland told us that they only built automatics for invalids. We had quite a chuckle. What would she think if she came over here.

Looks like the manual trans boys have taken the lead. :eek:

One more vote to Auto! TH350 with Stage 2 kit, 3000rpm Stall. Was cheaper to go that route than the Tremec when my 700R4 Died. Besides, I like timeslips!

I got three pedals but only two gears, powerglide with a manual valve body. Muncie laying somewhere in the garage. Mark

M21 with 331 gears. I had 373, but changed out due to interstate driving.

Originally posted by 383Malibu:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by RedSS454:
...I can understand the auto's if ET's are your goal, but...If that were the case, all of the Pro Stock boys would be running slush boxes!! smile.gif smile.gif (Just thought I would stir the pot.) </font>[/QUOTE]I also think that the sticks in those Pro Stock cars may be slightly different then the one in mine. ;) tongue.gif

Chris

700R4 with 3.73s. feels like 4.10s, cruises like 2.60s!

Real men shift thier own gears! :rolleyes:

I shift my own gears Bob,,,just don't have to bang a clutch pedal in between gear changes. Pro stock doesnt allow automatics yet, but there are at least two Pro Mods running automatics.

5 speed here.

TH400

Dan

Rowing is fun. I have a D&D Viper T-56 6 speed.

Poll is 50/50 as of right now.
61 to 61.

I would have thought there were more autos.
Guess you never know.

Doug Nash/Richmond 4+1

3.08 Richmond Posi

500+ HP 454 Solid Roller without the 150 shot NOS :D

Wah-Hooooo Gaz/4+1Rat graemlins/waving.gif

LT1 T56 is being delivered within the hour! Currently running a stock 700R4. Will swap to the 6spd in a month and be much happier smile.gif

Richmond 6 speed.
John

Swapping in a solid roller BBC 509/T56, taking out the original 350 / ST10

John

Jerico 4 speed here! And the pro stock debate. A couple of years ago Bob Glidden reintroduced the 5 speed, and the difference between Bobs car and the Lenco was not that big a deal. When the 5 speed cars started using air shifters, the lencos couldn't keep up. Eventually they tossed the lenco and the air shifter. I believe that is the history of manuals in pro stock, and the lenco is hardly an automatic because it uses a clutch and planetary gears.
Now that was said. I believe Bullet Bob Reed is a tad faster than the SSA hemi super stockers. I believe a fairer comparison would be in the super stock catagory between sticks and autos.

whoops, bob reed retired a couple of years ago. The SS/A record is 8.73 Joe Faherty '68 Dodge and the SS/AA record is 8.53 Holton.

Custom built Super T-10 4-speed, nodular iron main case, nodular iron mid-plate, W-series gear ratio set (2.64 low), 9310 steel gears, custom syncro's. :cool:

All built by S-K Speed out of New York.

4.30 gears & 29.5" Hoosier QTP's out back. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

M-20 with 3.73 gears here. Hurst CP shifter with Muncie bench handle.

As of now :

Auto trans..... = 67

Manual trans... = 69

Manual trans in the lead ? :eek:

Well for what ever it's worth mine is a 1971 26 spine M21 bot from S&K that now resides in my El Camino.

muncie m20 in the lemans and just took out a 200 4r in the camaro for a TKO 600. row row row your gears.

Can you vote more than once? ;)

Wow, 50:50 again! graemlins/hurray.gif

Olli

Originally posted by 71454Chevelle:
Can you vote more than once? ;) Try it.

I am surprised at the 50/50 results so far. I didn't expect that.

TH400; shifted manually!

TH400 here, manually shifted...had a S T-10, but switched over 3 years ago...happy so far (but I still have the 3rd pedal under the carpet, just in case!)

TH400 for now, but will be back to a 4 spd again someday, just the way it came from the factory.

Hell, I have a hard enough time shifting a 3speed auto running mid 10's. A standard would have me completely BUMFUKLED.

I have a 400,steet- strip , all mine are auto.'s I would luv a 5 speed cept to change it over and the moneys not there.
Oh ya got a CDLA license though does that count for manuel trans.

M20 in an AutoGear SuperCase VIA Wally. graemlins/hurray.gif

Row Row Row your Boat Gently down your lane
merily merily merily merily manuals trannys require a brain!

My vote just put the REAL trans guys ahead by 1. If you can't use your stick, stay out of the hen house !! :D

Dan396SS68 "Oh ya got a CDLA license though does that count for manuel trans."

Me too. Row a 13 speed all day long in suburban traffic !! Shift that thing 800 - 1000 times A DAY !!! :eek:

Used to have a 700R4 until I blew it up, then I swapped for a TKO 5-speed stick.

The stick is much harder to drive consistently fast, but I could care less because I have way more fun rowing my own gears.

I will admit though, I am tempted by a 4L80E with a steering wheel mounted paddle shifter setup; if I ever blow the TKO up, it would be a tough decision.

Oooooooooooooo Dead Heat! WOOT!

And thanks to me voting just now. Its one up for the manual trans. I have a M21 in my 66SS.

thats weird, my name is dan and i have a 68 Chevelle SS, haha, by the way, it has a Muncie:)

350/300 with an M22

Th-400 Trans Break 8" Coan

3 speed saginaw in the Chevelle / M-21 Muncie in the vette'.

Super T10 here.

ST-10 in my Son's car, TKO-600 in the plans for mine. 85-89 with the sticks in the lead.

Richmond 5-speed here.

Prefer to point and shoot with a 2004R. I need both hands on my wheel! ;)

Ive got the Original TH400 in my Chevelle, Been thinkin of saving it tho and putting in some manual tranny like an M21 or a 6 speed

Autos have taken the lead!!!

M20 4-speed in my 67. Nothing like bangin gears :)

reverse manual valve body th400...full manual shifts minus the clutch ;)

M20, it's exactly 50 50 right now.

Well my car was a 4 speed when I bought it..now it has a TH350 in it....Have to admit, it's nice not shifting gears fora change.

powerglide..

101 slush boxes to 98 crash boxes. Pretty even. Anybody else want to vote?

Stick - Doug Nash 5 spd.

chalk me up for 1 richmond 5 speed in my nova and 1 muncie M-20 in my GTO...that should even it up at 101 each

350 turbo auto
easy driving and good racing
running 6.90's in the 1/8 mile on it and driving it on the street

Woohoo put it over the top even though i currently have no transmission installed the auto is on the floor awaiting the trash can and the manual is in the passenger seat but it will be a manual so i chose manual :)

How come when I look at the poll results, It has my name and a few other "stick guys" listed in the automatic category?? Maybe the voting results are worng.

Yeah - I never looked at the detail results until Jim mentioned it, but I show up in the automatic category and I've raced nothing but sticks for over 45 years.

I have a buddy that has two of them clutch 400 trans.

I want a mutant! Does anybody remember the clutch hydros?
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/3868/31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.th.jpg (http://img161.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img161&image=31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.jpg)
I have a buddy that has two of them clutch 400 trans.

How come when I look at the poll results, It has my name and a few other "stick guys" listed in the automatic category?? Maybe the voting results are worng.I don't know. Of course, I have nothing to do with the tallying.

Also, I counted only 27 or names for the manual shift voters. Maybe the results are wrong. I'll post a note to AL in the bug hunt forum.

heck,,I aint even listed :( where was this poll conducted? Florida :rolleyes: :D

Stick all the way. Much more fun. USUALLY not as consistent as an Auto, but much more fun.

M-20 schtick!!!!!!! :D

427 with M-20 fine splineMuncie...Super Case and iron mid plate.

M-21

69 - m21 with a 331 posi

68 - was m21 is now a sag with 3.50 first and a 273 12 bolt posi (parade cruiser and good on the highway (when it is done))

I've been rowing the '67 for 23+ years now [M20]

t400 rebuilt locally for the strip... gotta keep those shift points accurate

TH-350!! but going to soon change to a hi-performace 700R4 because i need the extra gear (cant get on the highway with the damn thing)

Stock TH-400

I have a TH350, but I want a Tremec TKO-500

TH-400, But looking into a 2004R sometime in the future.

One truck is a built 2004R, the other is a M20 4 speed. I want another M20, I don't ever want an automatic again, EVER.

th350 sitting on the garage floor and a tko600 sitting right next to it. guess which one just got yanked out and which is going in??

m21 4 speed 4.10 gears and lovin-it!

Muncie 4 Speed

M21 in my 66ss, M22 in my 66 Biscayne.

to me ..a muscle car and a 4 speed go hand in hand..nothing against auto's but to each is own,,mine's a 70ss 396 m21 ,,,tuxedo/white striped ,,thnx

TH400 w/Turbo Action T/brake. "Strong enough for a Klingon, simple enough for a moron."

I can buy BOP 400's complete for $18 from my local junkyard! I have enough Chevy cases to last a lifetime. I believe that if the person who designed the TH400 had designed everything for GM, they would be in a much better position today.

M22 baby!

Tremec 3550

I just evened the poll out at 145. Both my 8's have muncies, the SS has the original shifter.

th400 full manual valve body & 7500 stall.

Chevelle - Muncie 4-speed ... :thumbsup:

Original Turbo 400. Can only dream of a 4-speed car.

M 20

I really expensive 2004R that can take the 600+ HP/TQ I throw at it! :D

M20 4 speed all the way with hopes of the new 5 speed Muncie!!!!!!!!!!

TH400...wouldn't go any other way:thumbsup:

G-Force GF5R 5 speed!!

REAL cars have 3 pedals! Anyone can drive remote control!

Lots more fun to grab gears!

JIM

th350

TH400...wouldn't go any other way:thumbsup:

?? But your username is 4spdrat ?? That is short for 4 speed rat, correct?;)

Classic Muncie, although an overdrive would be nice

Th400 with a 3000 stall in a 4 gear car. I really want to find a 4-speed and put it back in. Hopefully a M-21 or 22!

unless he means 4spds rot, lol

71 Chevelle 396 4 spd Muncie

was a th350 reverse manual,trans brake,3200 stahl.(for sale by the way) But almost done with m20 conversion.

79 comaro
4speed m21

Borgwarner Super T-10 with a centerforce clutch, hurst shifter and a lakewood blow proof housing.

XXXXX R.I.P M20 and saginaw I never should have tried to put that much power to you two. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Turbo 400 with a Gear Vendors OD and a 700R4 in my wagon. I use a wheelchair so an auto is a must. But if I could drive a stick I probably would at least in the wagon. A 6 speed would be lots of fun. But for now I have a guy that sets up the govenor to shift at 6000 and let her rip. My SB needs a little more revs so we may have to get it adjusted.

Go slush boxes!!!

TKO 600......4:10's:cool:

?? But your username is 4spdrat ?? That is short for 4 speed rat, correct?;)

Right you are!;)

When I first registered on this site, I was working on a basket case 70SS which was a 4spd car, hence my username. I wound up abandoning that project for my current '69 SS, which is a TH400, as was my previous '69 SS 14 years ago. I guess I should change my username sometime, I'll have to talk to Al about that.

Built 2004R

I want a mutant! Does anybody remember the clutch hydros?
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/3868/31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.th.jpg (http://img161.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img161&image=31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.jpg)


Yes:cool: I had 1 in the late 80's when I was a teen,never put it in though. I had it in storage. I went through a hard time and moved. When I went back to get my stuff. the storage was cleaned out. for non payment. I lost alot of other things to depressing to get into. Any how we use to call them stickomatic. you chose your launch rmps. My 70 454SS has an auto. for the season of 2007 planning a 200r or a 700r.

Presently a M-21, eventually either Supercase M22 or the new Muncie 5 Speed.

I can understand the auto's if ET's are your goal, but...whats more fun and needs more cajones to do? Going click...click..click... or powershifting 2nd at 6000rpm with not rev-limeter? I vote for the latter...
Chris

I agree only a manual for me! M-21

Besides 10 years from now few, except those with old cars, will be able to drive a stick since 85% + cars sold are automatics!

I want a mutant! Does anybody remember the clutch hydros?
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/3868/31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.th.jpg (http://img161.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img161&image=31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.jpg)

I ahd them in the 70,s great trans clutch turbo 400 clutch flight 727 chrysler a poor mans lenco

Ive been racing 4 speeds for 30 years nothing like the launch 9000 rpm,s and gone but they all break so now i have a liberty clutchless 4 speed thats the sideways trans with two clusters and the main shaft rides in the middle , just pull the levers and fly. Ofcourse that brings us to the clutches thats another goody. Douglas www.familyaffairRacing.com

raptor 400 hav not finished car yet I hope it holds up.
502 640 hp.. 620lb torque

ZZ 502 Th-400 gear vendor with 4:10

M35

TH350 just removed, building a 200-4r to install next month.

396 w/ m21

Have automatic, kinda wish I had 4 speed, nothing like bangin' through the gears.

TH 400 , B&M Pro Stick

Auto TH400. A stick is a huge pain to drive in a fast car. You know how fast you are always shifting in a 9 second car!

All depends how fast your car is and how you like to drive.

I have a Borg Warner Super T-10 in my 72 Chevelle. Bangin' through the gears in an American Muscle Car is what it's all about.

On my 'daily' classic (work) truck, I prefer the automatic.
With the "fun" cars, I prefer rowing down the boulevard and through the meandering roads.

I could'nt vote for one of each but the 70 is a stick and the 67 is auto so depending on the mood I'm in............

I want a mutant! Does anybody remember the clutch hydros?
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/3868/31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.th.jpg (http://img161.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img161&image=31clutch20hydro20kit5ye.jpg)
I was always curious about the switch-the-pitch TH400 transmissions that GM factory built after reading an article about them years ago in Car Craft. Also known as variable pitch stator transmissions, the article featured a company that took this design one step further - Kenne Bell Buick. When I built the 396 for my Beaumont, I started looking into obtaining one. Kenne Bell Buick took their company in a different direction and the focus is on turbochargers now. I thought I hit a dead end, but kept looking on the good old web.
It was only when I read through a thread on a Buick performance forum that I found my answer: Poston Enterprises in El Paso Texas sells complete transmissions as well as conversion kits for 65-67 TH 400's
I bought a conversion kit since my car has the original 67 TH 400, and had my transmission rebuilt/kit installed. Kit consists of a new pump with solenoid, new kickdown switch with second terminal, and of course the HD converter.
I was skeptical until I drove it. If you want to launch like you would with a standard, but have the consistency and driveability of an automatic then this is the ticket. Converters are available in 4000 and 5000 stall speed when the solenoid is engaged ( I power mine up off the brake lights ) and about 1200
when not engaged! Yes that is tighter than stock! No, you dont have to run a tranny cooler for the street! (Stall speeds are based on the 455 Buick engine, so a lower torque engine will yield a lower stall speed)
This was bar none the best money I spent on the drivetrain, and all things considered, one of the cheaper improvements. Driveability is great because you get the best of both worlds.

I've had sticks all my life except one and it was a ford p.o.s. but I've repentented.

Built TH400/3500 stall/Gear Vendors OD

Manual.

M21 for now, T56 swap soon. (Have the parts, need the time.)

M-21 with 4.10 gears

M22 & TKO 600!!:thumbsup:

"Back in the Day"(and I'm old enough to know!!)Auto's were for women! :D

newly installed T56 from a ST-10

two overdrives makes me feel warm and fuzzy

i love my th400 yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaawwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I've got to say I have the best of both worlds! My 64 Chevelle is a factory 4 speed 327 convertible,my 67 is 327 with a 700R4 thats great cruising in especially with the factiry air- easy on the gas too! I'm hoping to drive this one on part of the Hot Rod Power Magazine Tour on the east coast, but....the one I get the BIGGEST THRILL out of driving is my 69 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed with 4:11 gears! Love all the torque that pushes you back in your seat! I'm so glad I didn't have one as a kid! Probably wouldn't be here now!! I really feel the 4 speeds are more fun to drive as I drive an automatic all week! The summer nights and weekends is when you should just enjoy going through the gears! Thank goodness for country roads too! In traffic yes...Sticks are a pain! Now...if I drove a stick all week...hmmm....maybe I would have 2 automatics and one stick. One benefit to a stick though....my left leg muscles are in shape as is my right arm!!! Gotta love it!

Turbo 400 built. I do LOVE those 4 speeds though.

TH400 and love it!!

My one owner 70--454 came with a M22, Its still in there, and in 36 years I beat the S**T out of it. Now its a Tlr. Car. and life is better for the 22. My 70 SS 454 sta. wgn has a 700R4, Been in the car for 5 years. The first 700r lasted almost a week, then I found out all 700R4s are not the same. Gets 20 mpg in the wagon on the big road. Turns 1950 rpms at 75mph with a 3:08 gear. First gear is real deep I think 3:06. Comes out of the hole super. turns high 14s at the strip "12 bolt no posi" NO its not a racer its a driver, drove it 5000 miles last year ,hot rod power tour,CB 05.Can Am,MD. show. AND its more fun than a show car,I like both. Driving a 70 SS 454 Sta. Wgn. on the interstate-"PRICELESS" Bob ACES 2825

had a 350 know I am swapping it for a tremec Tko

700R4 = 4speed auto

Took the Turbo 400 out of the 70SS and put 4 speed in,more action

700R ,1 click gets it quick

My one owner 70--454 came with a M22, Its still in there, and in 36 years I beat the S**T out of it. Now its a Tlr. Car. and life is better for the 22. My 70 SS 454 sta. wgn has a 700R4, Been in the car for 5 years. The first 700r lasted almost a week, then I found out all 700R4s are not the same. Gets 20 mpg in the wagon on the big road. Turns 1950 rpms at 75mph with a 3:08 gear. First gear is real deep I think 3:06. Comes out of the hole super. turns high 14s at the strip "12 bolt no posi" NO its not a racer its a driver, drove it 5000 miles last year ,hot rod power tour,CB 05.Can Am,MD. show. AND its more fun than a show car,I like both. Driving a 70 SS 454 Sta. Wgn. on the interstate-"PRICELESS" Bob ACES 2825


I bet my little 505 could make short work of that M22 ;), but you're lucky, not gonna hang a clutch pedal to show you :D

Stick all the way!! 2 out of 3 Chevelles of mine are 4 speeds!! Gotta love it!!
Chevysrit!!

Real muscle cars have 3 pedals :)

I love my T56...and with the Hurst shifter, everyone thinks it's a Muncie.

Maybe I'll call it a 'Muncie-plus-2' ....

~Scotch~

TH350 manual valve body, 4000 stall, 4:56 gears...

ak

Yeah a turbo 400 is plenty strong, an overdrive tranny is nice (auto or manual) But nothing is as cool as a Muncie!

New TH400 built by jakeshoe here,it is awesome.

Tremec TKO 600...lovin every minute of it!

TH400 and 10in converter.:thumbsup:

Original 70 Rock Crusher M-22.My friends can always tell its me coming before they see me,cause of the gear whine.

The truck has a NV4500 5 speed

The Chevelle is getting a Richmond 6 speed

1997 T-56 out of a Trans Am. Have your 4.11s and loaf along in 6th:thumbsup:

I have M21 in a 69 Chevelle ZZ454.

Tremec TKO 600 in a 66 Chevelle 427 BB

ST10 with the 350 in my '79 Z28. T56 is going in with the 509. Canyon carving with an auto doesn't work for me...

John

A 77' Camino I changed over from a shiftkited TH350 and 2500 stall to a BW super T-10!:thumbsup: Just love rowing it through town!:D

Th 350 aut built for at least 600hp as long as it's shifted manually.......

Richmond Gear 5-speed

Auto - in L.A. traffic it's the only way, or you might develop one huge arm!

TH400 with 3200 stall.

was mopar 833 4-speed, now TKO600 in 67 camaro
MANUAL TRANS FOREVER!!!! :beers:

Both...I have a reverse manual valve automatic.

Both...I have a reverse manual valve automatic.
not quite the same

Super T-10 w/2.64 first gear.

I love driving stick. It's even ok in traffic most times. I hate when it's moving, but just slow enough you can't idle along. My Cobra will go 4mph dragging the brakes, but I've been in traffic that wants to go 3mph and if you leave enough room in front of you, everybody will try and jump in front of you.

For the Chevelle there was never any question that it was going to be manual. It's a toy and there's nothing better then banging gears, spinning tires and getting stupid... :D

It's a Super T10 right now, but someday it'll be an OD box. Tremec or Muncie.

David

I have both ,it depends on what mood I am in

Have both. CTS-v 6speed, and auto in chevelle.
Automatic is for racing consistency only for me. 600+ horse /torque in a big block with a standard is too temptingly dangerous driving around. Heavily modified turbo trannys with stalls for some reason make you drive around town slower than with a 4speed.....dah.....but will certainly get you down the quarter faster and more consistently...priority.

butternut 69

my mind is made up m21 411's in my 454 72velle
or will i be sorry not going with a tko 5sp (well maybe my mind's not made up) money don't matter what do you think? ( mostly street)

M22, is there anything else.

Rob

It's a lot closer that I figured it would be! Most around here have gone to automatics!:sad:

Manuals are for the guys that can't show off with speed so they do the next best thing
Spin those tires

...one of the few with the TKO500 instead of the 600

and with the 3:42 rear gear, it spins the tires plenty

Automatics are for people who sit when they pee.

:D Automatics are for people who sit when they pee.now thats funny right there!!!i have a automatic in my 65. but thats still funny!

Automatics are for people who sit when they pee.

LOL :D :D :D

Tremec Tko 600

How can you drink coffee and eating donuts when you have to shift all the time? ;)

Michael

p.s. having a th350 in the velle, always loving an automatic trans in big cars.
in my small cars (less then 100 hp) I'd like to have a manual trans, otherwise it's getting dangerous in heavy traffic.

Automatics are for people who sit when they pee.

good 1 dude.

Th 400 in my 70 chevelle. Still has the magic pedal; thinking about tossing in the hyd clutch and the t-56 from my 95Z....

TCI 700r4 streetfighter.I would need Lou Ferrignos left leg to drive a stick in Metro Detroit rush hour traffic.

TH350 with TCI 10 and B&M shifter behind a 400 SB 450HP.
BUT, I wish I had a Muncie and someday I will.

have an auto want a stick

Doug Nash 4+1 5 speed,custom modified Hurst Vertical Gate 2 Inline shifter,LuK Clutch,works nice,shifter rattles a bit above 4000 RPM,the noise from headers and dual exhaust just about covers that up !

Rockcrusher deal with it

converted turbo 350 to a super t 10

just an old 2 speed powerglide
so i'm a bit lazy :D

blu68, don't feel bad....I'm gonna put my glide back in. that's just me!....but I WOULD consider a stick.....something about just cruzin' and listening to the purr with the swap of the gears ...just has that "special" feeling. when I was 15 I would "borrow" my brothers 55.....until one day he can't get the carb right to his liking....neighbor walks up "whatcha doin"
"can't get the carb the way I want it"
"seems to run pretty good to me.....eh yer lil brother can catch rubber in the first three in that thing"

When this post started I had an automatic. Since then I have converted to the dark side. :D MOOOOOOOUUUUUUUAHAHA

Two automatic strip cars and a 4 speed in the Vette.

Basic approach is auto for the strip and manual for the street.

Unless you are in Detroit or other big traffic place then run the "rent a car".

Its All About The Powerglide!!!

nothin beats the LS6 M22 WITH 4.10'S UNLESS ITS A 70 1/2 COPO LT1 Z28 WITH A BIGBLOCK M21 AND 4.10.S, :D JMO:thumbsup: :yes:

I started with a 400, went to a 700R, blew up 3 of them in one summer, went to a MUSTANG T5, loved that tranny but sold it for twice the going price, finally upgraded to the Tremec TKO but the ford version, not the converted one for GM

nothin beats the LS6 M22 WITH 4.10'S UNLESS ITS A 70 1/2 COPO LT1 Z28 WITH A BIGBLOCK M21 AND 4.10.S, :D JMO:thumbsup: :yes:

Why is the M22 so good?? The tremec has a low 3.27 1 st gear to get you out of the hole and a .68 overdrive to carry you on the expressways.
Your 4.11 gears become about 2.8's on the open road.
The 5 speed overdrive tranny's have it at both ends.

Muncie M-20s in both the Elky and Nova.

Turbo 350 in the 66 Camino with BB. Turbo 400 in the 81 with smallblock.

M21 ... love it too.

Have auto, WANT manual :)

so voted auto, because that's the reality of the moment

1970 SS454 TH400 on the column (bench seat car)

auto for now,swapping to M-21 this summer.
does anybody know anything about a planetary reduction set for a th-400?
i've got one in mine and cant find out anything.

2004 R

Muncie M20 :thumbsup: I like to row my boat ! :yes:

Was auto when this post was first started. Now sporting a G-Force 6 speed manual :yes: I've got your automatic right here :D

El Camino is a 700R4, the Nova a TKO 600. I disagree on autos being faster on the track. If you can shift well a stick will win. Ya just have to have the nerve to power shift at high rpm's or in other words "drive it like you stole it" :D

4L85E.
Nothing like being able to turn a knob while driving and switch to anywhere from daily driver shift comfort to tire barking shifting. Or manual shifting also.
:beers:
Mike

I have an equal # of both........ what should I vote :D

Was a Richmond 5 speed when this thread started. Now a G-Force GF-5R 5 speed -- one of the 2 best upgrades to my car (the other being the 540/548 engine). Driving has never been so much fun!

4spd muncie, would not have it any other way.:D

64 C-10, 3spd:boring:
79 C-10, 4spd
66 Elky, 4spd:D
05 Ranger, 5sp
59 Elky, 5spd:D

66 Elky, powerglide:boring:
94 T-Bird, very troublesome AT:(
97 T-Bird, AT

700R4 in the Beaumont.

iT TAKES A REAL MAN TO HANDLE A STICK! OOOH........ That doesn't sound right:D, Okay I drive a automatic.:thumbsup:

TKO600 mucho fun.

Sid

When I first posted in this thread I had a 700R4. ( Blew it up ) Now I have a TKO600 and love it.

real men yank a chrome stick!

M22 here, soon to be M22W

MANUAL!
Way more fun on the street. Not the ideal choice for drag race competition. Manual takes more skill and money(broken parts).
Take a look at NASCAR, road course racing, or any other racing (other than drag racing). Majority would be manual, as you have more control over the car.
Plus manual is way more manly. LOL
Muscle cars were meant to be manual.

My El Camino has a TKO500. The Chevelle had a 4 speed and I'm trying to decide if it should get a TKO like the El or some other stick. My wife's Mustang has a stick too by the way.

My wife's Mustang has a stick too by the way.

Sooooo Women yank chrome sticks too!

3 pedals and rear wheel drive---what American cars used to be!!:( Pete

and BIG BLOCK MOTORS!

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iT TAKES A REAL MAN TO HANDLE A STICK! :noway: :D Automatic, when I'm home relaxing. At work, strictly stick, 18 speed double over-drive, not some wimpy 4, 5 or 6 speed. Oh, a clutch is only for starting and stopping;). (Synchronizers were invented for people that wish they knew how to shift, but don't!!! :yes:)