Hemi auto or 440 six pack 4spd, which one?

[Mr Gorsky]

440 manual.

In five years time no new car will have a manual gearbox. Get one while you can.

Impress your friends with your amazing retro driving skills and coordination...

 

[BigBlock61]

Never been a big fan of the hemi for the street. I'd take the 440 6-pack all day long.

 

[Bruzilla]

Known too many guys who spent too much time under the hood tweaking Hemis. I'll take a 440-6 any day.

As for manual vs auto, to me if I wanted to work hard while driving, I would be a truck driver. Driving should be fun and relaxing, so I'm an auto guy. Yeah, I know shifting is fun when you're drive-dreaming about being a race car driver, but then that reality of sitting in traffic and upshifting and downshifting, and upshifting and downshifting, and upshifting and downshifting, for hours comes along and I'm glad I don't have to worry about that nonsense.

 

[Ron Ward]

The two choices the OP gave, although both fun, are not what I would have chosen. Given a Hemi, I'd prefer a 4-speed and given a 440-6, i'd have chosen the 727. Why? The 6BBL setups work better when the engine is under constant load. The automatic transmission does that perfectly. The dual-quad Hemi likes to be wrung out on the starting line and side-stepping the clutch north of 4000 rpm can only be done with the manual transmission.

 

[Photon440]

If everyone had a HEMI, would they be as special?? :eusa_think:

No, but they'd be as fast.

 

[Bigal75]

HEMI...it's the only way to go.

 

[eoo]

440 6 pack 4 spd. I had a 71 charger rt with that. I miss it.

 

[mmissile]

I'm biased....but hemi. 6bbl is very cool, but just a 440 with more tuning issues.

 

[rt green]

hemi. just because I've never driven one. would like to experience it.

 

[usaroadrunner]

440-6 is nice but im taking the HEMI who wouldnt want an elephant in the engine compartment. Any mopar lover would want one.

 

[patrick66]

I hate shifting these days. I'd take the automatic car, which would be every bit as quick as the four-speed car.

 

[motorhead]

440 6 pack 4 speed

Who doesn't love banging their hand on the dash grabbing 3rd gear.

 

[kiwigtx]

Who doesn't love banging their hand on the dash grabbing 3rd gear.

I put more of a bend in my shifter to prevent that - works a treat and looks stock. Oh, and NOT having a sloppy box helps!! :headbang:

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

If you could have one car, what would you choose and why. a 426 HEMI with an auto or a 440 six pack with a 4spd?

I got them both and multiple ones at that too!!! :hatwave:

 

[super-bee_ski]

The two choices the OP gave, although both fun, are not what I would have chosen. Given a Hemi, I'd prefer a 4-speed and given a 440-6, i'd have chosen the 727. Why? The 6BBL setups work better when the engine is under constant load. The automatic transmission does that perfectly. The dual-quad Hemi likes to be wrung out on the starting line and side-stepping the clutch north of 4000 rpm can only be done with the manual transmission.

Great post Ron...
Gee, I'd be happy with a 383 Automatic!
Or a 440 4-BBL
My 70 Bee is a 383 auto and I pulled the 383 (still have it) and now it's a Hemi
But heck...the Poll is the Poll...
I'll take a real Hemi car over any other Mopar product...
BUT..a factory Maxie is cool too
And the early ones were 3-speed manuals...LOL

 

[ma mopar nutz]

give me the automatic hemi car considering in your case the 68' is a much lower production car remember 500 70' 6-pack bee's were put out and the fact I shift gears all day!:headbang:

 

[thomas patti]

I have all 3 cars. 1 hemi `69 hemi bee, 4 gear, 1 `69 hemi gtx,auto, and a `69.9 roadrunner,auto. the `69.5 was built to KILL a hemi thru the 1/4 mile. look back thru the info available,thx,patti

 

[Basket case]

Hemi auto
Just like my 1970 Superbee...

(cant out-shift an automatic)

this man did.....

 

[Nsane]

Seeing as neither has the engine i would go for the 70 super bee I have always loved the look of that one.

 

[srwilson8074]

I would have to say the 440, raced a Hemi car with my 440 and spanked its butt, my buddy was always tuning it, adjusting the timing and carb. I stick with the 440. :hello2: