"BKBridges" <bbridges@flometrics.com> wrote:
: Tom,
: Do what I did and put in a built 727 with a Gear Vendors Overdrive!...
: $700.00 for the transmission, $2100.00 for the GVO, Installation over the
: weekend... priceless....
: Its not in my Dakota though... its in my Jensen. 450+hp to the rear wheels.
: Ive been driving on the combo for about 3700 miles road and track with no
: issues (other than continually finding a "tricker" way to install the gear
: splitter button! ) 6 speeds is a wonderful thing!
: Bruce
: 4200lb Jensen Interceptor w/GVO
Hmmmmm... I hadn't realized the Gear Vendors was that "cheap".
For some reason I thought it was somewhere just over $3K. For a total
investment of $2800, that definitely sounds better than a built 518! :-)
I may have to keep this in mind for the Cuda. Its got a 727 in front of
3.91 gears so it is definitely no highway cruiser - it is happiest at
50-55mph. :-) Since I have an 8.75" rear, I had thought about getting
an additional carrier with 2.XX gears, but that's not exactly a cheap
proposition either. Certainly cheaper than a gear vendors and a
shortened driveshaft, but an hour of wrenching vs a split second to
push a button sure has got to be worth something. :-) Only problem
though (besides the money) is that I'm sure I'd have to hack up my brand
new TTI exhaust system to cram the overdrive under there. :-(
---Jon-
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