Well, as usual I got nearly the "top of the line" stuff. Rossler's basic tranny is $1295, and is pretty damn stout. I went for the next step up, which is $2595 and includes billet input and output shifts and a high strength aluminum drum, etc. Outfitted with a transbrake, steel insert in the drum (for street longevity), valve body setup to allow engine braking in 2nd gear, a pan, etc. got me to bit over $3,000 . But it really should be bullet proof for my application. Of course, I ended up with an extravagant converter, a Coan 10" steel stator job for a "cool" $1,070!!! Then there's a shifter and a cooler, maybe another $400. Total cost is therefore in the range of $4,500 So, you can see why for this year I am gonna try it without the Gear Vendors OD, which would be another $2,500. The $1,295 tranny with a $500 converter may have done the job. But I have learned to avoid halfway measures. I know people who are on their fourth or fifth transmission rebuild. This sounds like no fun to me. It's expensive and leads to downtime. When the car is down, the cost/fun ratio is very unfavorable.

The only thing I am leery about wrt to the tranny is the convertor stall. It should stall at 3,200-3,600. I'm hoping that's a good compromise between the track and the street. It's just another of those compromises as I try, for some quixotic reason, to build the fastest "true street" car I can. There's somethin about a car you can drive around town in comfort and run like a bat out of hell at the track that I find immensely appealing.

Anyway, once it's sorted out you guys can come for ride . I will even be willing to swap with Jason, as long as he keeps his hands off the nitrous switches!

Rich Krause

 

Rich,
Man all this sounds extremely BADASS and all out INSANE .But Yet is beautifull at the same time. Everything a Car should be. Congratulations on a soon to be sweet *** ride. I cant wait to see it in person at the track day.


Later Rich,
-JOhn

 

As long as you keep your hands off my nitrous switches too

Hopefully you and I will both have 9sec rides this year! Cant wait...it is going to be a fun season!

I will give you a call tomorrow Rich about breakfast on Friday.
Thanks, Jason

 

Jason,
When are you going to be in town Friday?

 

Well, as long as you put it that way, maybe we'll both leave the joy juice on?!

Rich Krause

 

LOL

Rich, I will give you a call this afternoon...

Matt, Rich and I are hooking up for breakfast ~9am tomorrow or so. I need to call him and set up the details. You or anyone is welcome to join us.

Jason