Autos for drag racing and 6speed for road race car. Autos with V8's are usualy faster cause a V8 manual will have traction problems ( except on mustangs since they have no power j/k) 4cyl hondas require manuals since they lack torque Go with the auto if your a straight line racer...like the other peeps say get some long tube headers,exhaust,filter,higher stall and some 3.73' should work good for a street/strip ride. BTW Id get a Camaro over a T/A..the T/A is more buttrock and Kid Rock always rolls them