What's Your Choice
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,039
Likes: 62
From: Kona Hawaii
Richmond 6speed 
Beats that TH350 that the vette came with..Transformed the 76 into a really fun cruiser! Funds well spent..
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Beats that TH350 that the vette came with..Transformed the 76 into a really fun cruiser! Funds well spent..[IMG]
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,453
Likes: 88
From: Easton Pennsylvania
I have driven lots of vettes throughout the years being in the automotive industry. All years, all generations up until the c-6 came out. Some were stick and some were auto. All were fun to drive. Its true that a 4-speed will make any car more fun to drive, But I believe the Corvette is one of those very few cars out there that is still cool to own as an auto also. 
My current car is the first Corvette (77) that I have owned and having a 4-speed car of any kind was never a must have for me. So its an auto and I'm good with that. I may decide to do a swap down the road but for now, She still has me exited so whats the diff?
My current car is the first Corvette (77) that I have owned and having a 4-speed car of any kind was never a must have for me. So its an auto and I'm good with that. I may decide to do a swap down the road but for now, She still has me exited so whats the diff?
Last edited by persuader; Nov 16, 2013 at 07:03 AM.
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Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Orlando FL
Same here, Vette has an automatic. 4 speeds were fun as a kid, but now I enjoy just easy cruising. The Vette will be our retirement toy, to just ride around sight seeing with our coffee cups.
Our 66 goat has a 4 speed, so if I get the urge to melt tires, bust teeth off gears, or attempt to rip a Hurst shifter out of the floor, I`ll dust it off and take a spin!
Besides, the Grand Prix has an automatic, and it can still do this....
Our 66 goat has a 4 speed, so if I get the urge to melt tires, bust teeth off gears, or attempt to rip a Hurst shifter out of the floor, I`ll dust it off and take a spin!
Besides, the Grand Prix has an automatic, and it can still do this....
Racer
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 337
Likes: 6
St. Jude Donor '16
For myself, almost any vehicle is better and more enjoyable with a standard shift...and generally speaking, a manual transmission gives better gas mileage and is more durable and longer lasting than an automatic....
Racer
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 341
Likes: 29
From: vancouver washington
Proper sports cars should have 3 pedals but sometimes a guy has to build what he has available. The 2004r in my car was built to the hilt with positve presure valve body. Neck snaping shifts at WOT.
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
From: New York
4 speed for sure...
Its definitely a rare beast these days having a 4 speed stick still around in today's world of 6 and even 7 speed transmissions. I love the reaction younger people have when they see my car and say "it's only a 4-speed? Jeez how fast does it go? 35?" or the occasional older guy mention "I haven't seen a 4-speed in years!"
Its definitely a rare beast these days having a 4 speed stick still around in today's world of 6 and even 7 speed transmissions. I love the reaction younger people have when they see my car and say "it's only a 4-speed? Jeez how fast does it go? 35?" or the occasional older guy mention "I haven't seen a 4-speed in years!"
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Southern NH
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,124
Likes: 140
From: Western New York
'72 is a 4 speed. All the DD vehicles are automatics. Seems strange that whenever this topic comes up, the guys with automatics have to justify why they have one. Why do they drive them like they're sticks then, or install shift kits so they bang and chirp like they're sticks? 
Duane
Duane
