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BiggFoot · 07-28-2011, 08:50 PM

Ok ladies and gents, I have never owned a muscle car before but unless the apple cart turns over I intend on getting a ZL1 next year. I can drive a stick but down the 1/4 and/or from a 40 mph stomp on the highway, which do you think would be faster and why?

Thanks for your input!

ShnOmac · 07-28-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BiggFoot

Ok ladies and gents, I have never owned a muscle car before but unless the apple cart turns over I intend on getting a ZL1 next year. I can drive a stick but down the 1/4 and/or from a 40 mph stomp on the highway, which do you think would be faster and why?

Thanks for your input!

If it compares to the CTS-V expect the Auto to be a tick faster....

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 07-28-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ShnOmac

If it compares to the CTS-V expect the Auto to be a tick faster....

(although the manual will be a BLAST!)

Tysen · 07-28-2011, 09:03 PM

I recall Fbodfather saying that even though he was a diehard manual enthusiast, he would seriously consider the automatic in the ZL1. Can't remember what thread that was. However, I would take a manual any day over an auto. So regardless of which one is faster, I'm going that route (plus, less family members/friends will ask to drive it since hardly any of them can drive a stick).

SVT_SRT · 07-28-2011, 10:22 PM

with the new technology i would say auto's look at the new 5.0 mustangs, auto's are way faster after a tune. My friends g8 gt with a tune shifted so hard and fast and i believe the tranny in the Z will be similar.

JHL88 · 07-28-2011, 10:26 PM

for a stock ss manual FTW. but i think its awesome that they are offering an auto for the ZL1, something that the shelby doesnt have. i would have to take the auto over the manual

Ltespd · 07-28-2011, 10:31 PM

The auto definitely faster and more consistent for the average guy. But I think the very fastest times will come from expert manual shifters.

Nessal · 07-28-2011, 11:20 PM

Autos this day and age have came a longgggg way. But still I don't own any auto car and probably won't in the future unless that is all they offer. I don't care about how much faster it is. There is just something so satisfying about rowing your own gears.

blufin · 07-28-2011, 11:55 PM

I've got a feeling the top 10 will be a mixed bag of autos and manuals.

Blackdevil77 · 07-29-2011, 05:43 AM

Auto would probably be a tick faster and more consistant, but no doubt a stick will be more fun

BiggFoot · 07-29-2011, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Tysen

I would take a manual any day over an auto. So regardless of which one is faster, I'm going that route (plus, less family members/friends will ask to drive it since hardly any of them can drive a stick).

LOL, I thought of this too. My 16 yr old son has already asked if he could drive the car. NOT likely and even less likely if I get a stick!

BiggFoot · 07-29-2011, 06:46 AM

Everyone made some great points for choosing both the stick or auto. I perused the CTS-V forum last night and noticed that the top 6 or 7 lowest times were all auto with a mixed manual along the way. I am not intending on this being a strip car (by any means) but if some joker pulls along side me on the highway I want to know that he will see my tail lights when I show him 3rd and/or 4th gear. Additionally, I would still want the car to be quick off the line! I have heard good things about the CTS-V auto and I assume that same transmission will come over to the ZL1 since it has performed well in the CTS-V, but none of us know yet. I realize in the end it is all about choice. Although I am leaning toward the stick, I am now beginning to consider the auto idea.

senoner · 07-29-2011, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tysen

(plus, less family members/friends will ask to drive it since hardly any of them can drive a stick).

although both my father and brother-in-law know how to drive manual but they would be too scared to drive it because I would flip if they messed her up lol

1GMFanatik · 07-29-2011, 07:52 AM

I'd be getting this car for fun anyways, so Stick it is.. But, like so many others have said, a great stick driver USED to make for the fastest times, but there are so many advancements with the autos now, that it's tough to really say... I did watch a bone stock C6 Z06 with a tire and stick shift, run 11.0's all day. This guy was an ANIMAL shifting though..

07-28-2011, 08:50 PM	#1
BiggFoot Drives: 2010 Camaro (M6) 1000+ HP SBE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,391	ZL1 - Stick VS. Auto = Which Will Be Faster? Ok ladies and gents, I have never owned a muscle car before but unless the apple cart turns over I intend on getting a ZL1 next year. I can drive a stick but down the 1/4 and/or from a 40 mph stomp on the highway, which do you think would be faster and why? Thanks for your input!

07-28-2011, 09:03 PM	#4
Tysen Drives: 2011 RJT 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: TN Posts: 2,441 View My Garage	I recall Fbodfather saying that even though he was a diehard manual enthusiast, he would seriously consider the automatic in the ZL1. Can't remember what thread that was. However, I would take a manual any day over an auto. So regardless of which one is faster, I'm going that route (plus, less family members/friends will ask to drive it since hardly any of them can drive a stick). __________________ "I'm a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn! That's what kind of man I am." - Ron Burgundy My build thread

07-28-2011, 10:22 PM	#5
SVT_SRT Drives: 2009 Shelby GT500 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Port Orange, FL Posts: 203	with the new technology i would say auto's look at the new 5.0 mustangs, auto's are way faster after a tune. My friends g8 gt with a tune shifted so hard and fast and i believe the tranny in the Z will be similar. __________________ 2009 GT500 11.3 @124.7 (CAI/pulley/tune/xpipe) 560/558

07-28-2011, 10:26 PM	#6
JHL88 Drives: 02 z06 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia/south carolina Posts: 416	for a stock ss manual FTW. but i think its awesome that they are offering an auto for the ZL1, something that the shelby doesnt have. i would have to take the auto over the manual __________________ 1997 RS wrecked 1998 Z28 sold 10 SS sold 2002 torch redc5z06 - sold :( '13 z71 4x4 - DD www.fquick.com/JHL88

07-28-2011, 10:31 PM	#7
Ltespd Drives: 2010 SS, 2006 SC Saleen Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 339	The auto definitely faster and more consistent for the average guy. But I think the very fastest times will come from expert manual shifters. __________________ 2SS/RS, LS3, sunroof, mods.

07-28-2011, 11:20 PM	#8
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	Autos this day and age have came a longgggg way. But still I don't own any auto car and probably won't in the future unless that is all they offer. I don't care about how much faster it is. There is just something so satisfying about rowing your own gears.

07-28-2011, 11:55 PM	#9
blufin Drives: Fire Engine Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WPB, Florida Posts: 1,415	I've got a feeling the top 10 will be a mixed bag of autos and manuals. __________________ 12.618 @ 110.75 Bone Stock 1/4 mile 8.165 @ 86.52 Bone Stock 1/8 mile 11.189 @ 124.44 on a 1.73 60' TVS2300 3.4 pulley, JRE tuned, Kooks LT headers and HF cats, MBRP catback exhaust, CAI intake, ADM scoop. Stock wheels/tires. Sold

07-29-2011, 05:43 AM	#10
Blackdevil77 Drives: 2008 Pontiac G8 GT, Shelby GT500 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,376	Auto would probably be a tick faster and more consistant, but no doubt a stick will be more fun

07-29-2011, 06:46 AM	#12
BiggFoot Drives: 2010 Camaro (M6) 1000+ HP SBE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,391	Everyone made some great points for choosing both the stick or auto. I perused the CTS-V forum last night and noticed that the top 6 or 7 lowest times were all auto with a mixed manual along the way. I am not intending on this being a strip car (by any means) but if some joker pulls along side me on the highway I want to know that he will see my tail lights when I show him 3rd and/or 4th gear. Additionally, I would still want the car to be quick off the line! I have heard good things about the CTS-V auto and I assume that same transmission will come over to the ZL1 since it has performed well in the CTS-V, but none of us know yet. I realize in the end it is all about choice. Although I am leaning toward the stick, I am now beginning to consider the auto idea.

07-29-2011, 07:52 AM	#14
1GMFanatik Da Blue Beast Drives: 08 Chevy TBSS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 154 View My Garage	I'd be getting this car for fun anyways, so Stick it is.. But, like so many others have said, a great stick driver USED to make for the fastest times, but there are so many advancements with the autos now, that it's tough to really say... I did watch a bone stock C6 Z06 with a tire and stick shift, run 11.0's all day. This guy was an ANIMAL shifting though..

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