Tranny Upgrade Survey

[George Roffe]

Brandon Fujishige wrote:

>>What does a good turbo set-up cost?

>Your comparing apples and oranges.

Maybe.  I guess it depends upon your point of view.

>A good turbo setup will drastically increase the performance of your car
>(2.5 seconds in the 1/4, in my case).  The tranny will increase the
>reliability of your car.

Well, if you're missing 3rd gear, I guess a working 3rd gear improves the
performance of your car, doesn't it? ;-)

>Don't get me wrong.  I'm not saying that the tranny isn't worth it.  I'm
>just saying that getting most people to spend $3500 on a tranny conversion
>is wishful thinking.

I don't disagree with you.  My point was to put an additional perspective
to the discussion.  I'm not necessarily taking sides.  I don't have a need
for such a gearbox.  It's one reason my BB DET is remaining near stock.

I've followed the whole gearbox reliability/cost issue and the various
solutions Mike has tried to bring to market.  I think there *is* a real
need for this.  It's a lot of money.  Yep.  But putting $10 into a $10k car
doesn't exactly make a lot of sense does it? :-)

>It's like giving a child some $$$.  Tell him that he can either save the
>$$$ or spend it.

I agree.  It's about discipline.  :-)

George Roffe
Houston, TX
91 SE-R (well modded)
91 G20 turbo (well modded)
84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction
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