It'd be interesting to swap in a 6-spd, but I think it would be more cost
effective to rebuild my 5-spd with better gearing.
Rob S
""Sam South"" <sawcut64@mediaone.net> wrote in message
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> I just got my Mopar Action in the mail, and there was an article about a
two
> heavy duty 5-speed conversions for older Mopar muscle cars(one rated at
> 450HP and one at 650HP). The place that's manufacturing the kits is called
> Keisler Automotive Engineering, the offer complete bolt in kits with
> everything needed for a bolt in swap. So I called them up and they were
> trying to pursue a Dakota R/T manual swap(seems the owner's daily driver
is
> a Dak R/T) which could basically work on any Dak. He also said that he may
> offer a 6-speed(T-56/Viper) swap with everything needed except the trans.
He
> was curious how many of us would be interested and at what price range. He
> said for those of us who already had a manual, the price would be cheaper
> then those who will have to swap it for an auto. The prices range from
> $2900.00-3400.00 for a manual to manual swap and $3500.00-4500.00 for an
> auto to manual swap, and $2000.00 or less(hopefully a lot less) for a
> 6-speed swap kit without trans. anyway his website is
> http://www.keislerauto.com check it out and let me know what you think.
>
> Sam South
> ET 13.61 MPH 105.88
> '95 Dak RC, 5.9L,5-speed,390 LSD
> http://people.mw.mediaone.net/sawcut64/home.html
> http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/Mt5J8FaDfVCv6/profile.htm
>
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