Stick or Auto What transmission are you running?

[sethv]

I refuse to own a vehicle with an automatic transmission.

SM465 but I'm thinking of a NV4500 within the next year or so.

[MusicMan70]

454 with a Turbo 400 and a 3.73 rear open. Stock

[99-LS1-SS]

I've got a 305 with the 700R4. I've got 3.08 axles and 33" tires. That is a recipe for a 0-60mph time of 30 to 40 seconds. With a tail wind. lol

[ajester]

Originally Posted by SS Delux

I have the A833 in my DD and I love it. 4.3 V6 in front of it though, what does everyone else have for motors ?
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350, 3:08 gears. But it will be a 454 before spring.
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[spencer_41188]

automatic transmissions are eval
they make it boring to drive with there slipping confort makes it easy to do what ever to pass the time during your comute

you cant beat banging the gears in a manual transmission the more gears you have the better it is

[school boy]

running 700r, will be switching to a 4l80e for towing

[Robert1970C20rstbukt]

Factory 454/SM465 in my '84 welding truck. Lots of fun to drive every day, sounds darn good with full dual exhaust and short glasspacks too.

[cory d]

350, 2.73 gears and sm465. 2.73 GEARS HAVE GOT TO GO!

[KQQL IT]

T475 in my square.
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[83GMCK2500]

Stock was 350/SM-465/NP208/4.10s.
Current: 400/SM-465/NP208/4.10s.
Plans: LQ4/NV4500/NP241/4.10s.

[ssapach]

My '86 has a 454 and SM465. Works alright, but I never realised how slow shifting the 465 really is until I drove a newer truck with an NV3500.

If I had my way, I'd swap in an NV4500.

[John Gilbert]

Wow, what an eye opener! The answers are as diverse as the different ways we're all using our trucks.


Even if a guy has Squares setup like my three short Fleets are there's quite a few choices a guy can make.

My TH350 in the '79 I swapped to a Gearstar 4L60E
Right now the '73 has a Gearstar Level III TH350 It has a 355 that dynoed 412hp at the crank.
The '75 is running a 454 with a stock 700R4, that's currently junk... Boy, a Rat with a stick sounds like it might be fun.

I really like GearVendors overdrives and have used 'em on 4-speeds, and a TH400... talk about bulletproof!

I might stuff the Tremec out of my '66 C10 into one of the squares, not sure yet.

Thanks a lot you guys!

[swells6367]

I have a 350 ci with a 4 speed and transfer-case from a 81 6.2 dessel

[MalibuSSwagon]

Factory optioned SM465 in my 1/2 ton. Looking to upgrade to an NV4500 sometime in the future

[cal30_sniper]

Originally Posted by sethv

I refuse to own a vehicle with an automatic transmission.

A lot of people on here have clearly never had a broken foot. I like driving a stick as much as the next guy, and I've done two T56 conversions on F-bodys because I can't stand driving a sports car with an automatic. That being said, it just makes sense to have at least one automatic in the stable, and my burb fills that role.

'86 C20. Was a 454/TH400 car. I swapped in a TH700 instead. I like the highway cruising of the TH700, but not the really deep first gear. I'm thinking of maybe doing a TH200r4 swap sometime in the future to keep a more reasonable 1-2 shift. I'm still running the factory 3.73 gears, and I've got LT265/70-17 tires (32.7").

[superwade57]

Originally Posted by spencer_41188

automatic transmissions are eval
they make it boring to drive with there slipping confort makes it easy to do what ever to pass the time during your comute

you cant beat banging the gears in a manual transmission the more gears you have the better it is

Agreed I just put a t56 in my 86 and gonna do one on my brothers 76. I've got 3.73 in mine but thinking of going like 4.30 or 4.56
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[jrblanke]

350ci/700R4/3:73 in my 84 silverado C10 SWB
262ci/700R4/3:08 in my 85 scottsdale C10 SWB

[Redcap]

Originally Posted by cal30_sniper

A lot of people on here have clearly never had a broken foot. I like driving a stick as much as the next guy, and I've done two T56 conversions on F-bodys because I can't stand driving a sports car with an automatic. That being said, it just makes sense to have at least one automatic in the stable, and my burb fills that role.

'86 C20. Was a 454/TH400 car. I swapped in a TH700 instead. I like the highway cruising of the TH700, but not the really deep first gear. I'm thinking of maybe doing a TH200r4 swap sometime in the future to keep a more reasonable 1-2 shift. I'm still running the factory 3.73 gears, and I've got LT265/70-17 tires (32.7").

I have broken both feet at different times, had a knee replaced (left) and two weeks ago had a meniscectomy on my right. Drove stick trucks through all of these incidences. You get used to one foot for triple duty real fast.

[Mr. 250r]

4l80 in suburban

But... want a t56 long bed 4wd

[undr8ed]

3-speed manual, on the column... Rowing the gears works for that truck...

Super rowdy full manual, reverse valvebody with engine compression braking 700r4 in another... Works for that truck, too

[Your41Plague12]

355 c.i. with a TH400, 4.10 gears and 38x15.50 tires. It gets out of its own way, but not by a whole lot. It's far from fast, but it will surprise people for its size.