Transmission kit quality
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From: France
Transmission kit quality
Hi everybody,
I'd need to refresh my original M20 transmission for my 1971 LT-1, and I must say I'm a bit confused by all the kits offered in the market.
Many of them are shown on ebay, amazon, or specialist dealers like "5speeds.com (Paul Cangialosi)" or "allstategear" or "thegearbox.org"...
Though they all look the same the prices are really different.
Are there many manufacturer or just a couple of them and many distributors ? I assume "Transpart warehouse" is a manufacturer, but what it worth ?
What is you experience in terms of quality (synchros, gaskets, finish... ).
Well any feed back will be much appreciated.
I'd need to refresh my original M20 transmission for my 1971 LT-1, and I must say I'm a bit confused by all the kits offered in the market.
Many of them are shown on ebay, amazon, or specialist dealers like "5speeds.com (Paul Cangialosi)" or "allstategear" or "thegearbox.org"...
Though they all look the same the prices are really different.
Are there many manufacturer or just a couple of them and many distributors ? I assume "Transpart warehouse" is a manufacturer, but what it worth ?
What is you experience in terms of quality (synchros, gaskets, finish... ).
Well any feed back will be much appreciated.
Last edited by Micha; Jun 29, 2020 at 05:36 AM. Reason: more details
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2019
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From: Northern Wisconsin
I second Paul. These rebuilds are not difficult, but before doing the rebuild, I would read
.
He sells all the different parts you would need individually or as kits, but he seems to promote replacing everything inside as long as you are doing the rebuild. That makes sense to me. Why have old parts mating with new parts? The kit that contains all the new parts you need isn't that costly anyway.
He sells all the different parts you would need individually or as kits, but he seems to promote replacing everything inside as long as you are doing the rebuild. That makes sense to me. Why have old parts mating with new parts? The kit that contains all the new parts you need isn't that costly anyway.
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Joined: Jun 2018
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From: France
Hi guys,
Paul's experience and high quality standards are irreproachable. I love all his pedagogic work on Youtube and his books.
Though, I'm not sure Paul is the manufacturer of these parts (except may be the gasket with the red rubber line insert)
My question was is there a brand or known manufacturer of those parts, we can trust in ?
I live in France and if I need to import a kit, I have duties and shipping cost that are quite high to pay.
So I'd like to know if there are other options than Paul...
Thank you anyway for participating.
Paul's experience and high quality standards are irreproachable. I love all his pedagogic work on Youtube and his books.
Though, I'm not sure Paul is the manufacturer of these parts (except may be the gasket with the red rubber line insert)
My question was is there a brand or known manufacturer of those parts, we can trust in ?
I live in France and if I need to import a kit, I have duties and shipping cost that are quite high to pay.
So I'd like to know if there are other options than Paul...
Thank you anyway for participating.
