I don't agree on your Gear Vendor comment (and yes, I know when you worked with Pam & Gary you ran a few).
They might cost less than a Kielser but are not "Cheap" (as in low quality) I've driven a few cars with them one of which was 4,000 lb B-body with a blown 900HP Hemi in it running a GV behind a 727, thing ran flawlessly and took ALLOT of abuse with zero reliability issues (dozens of hard lauches on street drag radials) try that with a Kiesler and you'll be picking up the pieces in short order. The GV has it's place, it's not for everyone but they are a quality pieces and should be considered.