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29 | 59.18% |
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20 | 40.82% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll |
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67 Chevy Stepside
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jonesville NC
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5 speed or auto
hello how many of u guys would leave it 5 speed and how many would go auto
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67 Chevy Stepside
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jonesville NC
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I am fixing my 65 I bought a 68 with 350 t5 5 speed got it all ready to put my body on it and I am thinking about switching to auto so I wanted to ask ya
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Re: 5 speed or auto
Which automatic are you considering?
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67 Chevy Stepside
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jonesville NC
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Re: 5 speed or auto
700r4 but I have a 350 and a 400
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hillbilly
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: hampton,tn
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Re: 5 speed or auto
Real hot rods have 3 pedals.
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Re: 5 speed or auto
5 speed richmond or tremic all the way! Like said Real hotrods have three pedals or if I may re-phrase that to be Real trucks have three pedals!
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Re: 5 speed or auto
If the choice was only TH350 or TH400 I'd prolly leave it a 5 speed......But considering the fine trac record for the 4 speed autos and how much power a build one can handle, I'd have to drink heavily for weeks of worry before choosing cause a good auto sure is convenient and easy to live with, just not as much fun as rowin with a 5 speed.....
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Rathdrum ID
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I like auto cuz I'm too lazy and I drive mostly in town. As for hot rods having 3 pedals-
http://youtu.be/gvsrIvGMnHs
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Independence,KS
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Lawton Oklahoma
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Re: 5 speed or auto
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: central California
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Re: 5 speed or auto
If you want to keep it old school go manual. The sound of dual pipes while grabbing gears full throttle or a pair of glasspacks popping and snarling on a long deceleration is the best in my book. But, if you want versatility and mabey a spare rig for the wife and kids to drive, a good auto would be wise. My wife can't drive manuals so therefore can't drive my Chevys. Good thing or bad thing... I'm not saying.
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: San Diego
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I am putting a 700r4 in mine. I think it will keep me from killing myself. LOL
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67 Chevy Stepside
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jonesville NC
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Re: 5 speed or auto
my gf can drive a straight so she wants it to stay 5 speed I just don't know what I want
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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Re: 5 speed or auto
If you are going auto, go with the 700r4. You will want that 4th gear.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Searcy, AR
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I'm going with a 5 Speed....
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: joshua tree ca.
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Re: 5 speed or auto
TA2DON YESSSSS!!!!! gears VS slush box ill take GEARS any day ( the MAN pedal) YESSSS!!! if i could figure out how to put it in i would run a RTO9513 LOL
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67 Chevy Stepside
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jonesville NC
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Re: 5 speed or auto
my old lady say yes
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I went back and forth myself but my heart was saying standard shift and so I went with my heart and just purchased a TKO500 for my truck. Ultimately it will have a healthy 350 backed by the Tremec with the exhaust exiting through a pair of Brockman Mellow Tone steel packs.
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hillbilly
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: hampton,tn
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Re: 5 speed or auto
aint nothing like jamming gears in a hot rod truck.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: riverside ca
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Re: 5 speed or auto
rock the man pedal!!!
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Dewitt, MI
Posts: 20
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Re: 5 speed or auto
Personally, I prefer to shift 'em myself. So I'd stick with the 5-speed.
But it's your truck. Set it up the way YOU would want it. |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Livermore, CO
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I'd be happy with even a four-speed manual but I think that the column shifter is an important part of the early 60's C10 experience. I don't want to mess up that nice expanse of almost flat foor either
But really, as has been mentioned, making the truck "yours" is most important. Have it your way! ![]() ...ned.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Simcoe, Ontario
Posts: 43
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I put a camaro t-5 in mine with an s10 tailstock swap and short throw shifter. It works great and is a lot of fun to drive. Took very little modifications to install. Runs about 1900rpm at 50mph with 373 rear gears. If its a daily driver I'd go with automatic because nobody likes clutching through traffic. But being a Sunday driver, manual all the way!
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 444
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Re: 5 speed or auto
I really like the fun of the 5-speed but I do a hell of a lot of highway cruising and I'm lazy so the 700r4 gets my vote.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sanford,fl
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