Quote: If the Passon conversion is $4500 by itself, by the time you source pedals, tunnel, carpet, underhood linkage and brackets, none of which I believe are included in the Passon conversion package, it would take much to add an extra grand to grand and a half to an automatic conversion using new parts.
I think these items should be left out of the comparison entirely, simply because you'll need that stuff regardless of what transmission you buy if starting with an automatic. The parts that do deserve mention are those a 4 speed owner would already have like the pedals, drive shaft, bell housing, trans support cross member, etc. all of which can be reused with the Passon unit. All you need to change is the trans itself, very few (if any?) special surrounding parts. You can't say that about any other trans that I am aware of.
