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What if? seeing it was a new item for Keisler, that the mfg that supplied to Keisler was on backorder?.....Kinda like when Mopar Performance puts you on back order for 6 months

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didn't you have computer issues at first also? that could be a big problem for the back yard kind of guy

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Yes i got a bad computer box right from the get go. They finally sent us a new one but it was not easy to get it sent to the shop. My mechenic had to do all sorts of those things first before we got sent a replacement unit. I was lucky that he was so nice to me and did not charge me for all the troubleshooting he had to do. He pretty much knew right away that the box was bad but we just could not get a replacement for weeks. One thing i fould out are that the transmissions are rebuilt units and NOT brand new. They come from a place in southern California.

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The company we get our trans from sets the repair guidelines based on popular books that calculate labor based on the repairs needed.

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IMHO, if you cheap out like most guys do, and go the Gear Vendors "route", you'll be dissapointed,.....

Mike

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That's the problem, BIG bucks...... Was the Keisler plug-n-play or did you have to make numerous modifications to the OEM support equipment?

May just have to take off an hour or two before the crowd so they can catch up with me until I have a lot of disposable income. But, it would be nice to cruise at 80 at sub-2500 rpms.
Troy

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unless you want to shift at higher than 6000 rpm, right?

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I've shifted at 6200-6500 RPM intervals with a Keisler TKO 600/650 5spd,.....normally I don't subject my engine to that abuse, unless racing, in street use there's no need for that kind of RPM, even "street racing"......the Keisler units can take some serious abuse, trust me, I know first hand,......a lot of misimformation exsists about Keislers units, and Tremecs in general,.....granted at one time Tremecs were crap transmissions, but in 1997 Tremec and Borg Warner Drive became one enitity, producing a "world class" transmission, although still marketed under the Tremec name,......the amount of not just Keisler, but Tremecs in use among the "car crowd/hotrodders" is staggering,......the "Mopar people" are the last on the "bandwagon" of joiners.........I'd pit my Keisler equipped cars against an equaly equipped gear vendors car any day, and have, until GV can convince me otherwise that their unit is superior,....I'll stick with a TKO

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unless you want to shift at higher than 6000 rpm, right?

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I've shifted at 6200-6500 RPM intervals with a Keisler TKO 600/650 5spd,.....normally I don't subject my engine to that abuse, unless racing, in street use there's no need for that kind of RPM, even "street racing"......the Keisler units can take some serious abuse, trust me, I know first hand,......a lot of misimformation exsists about Keislers units, and Tremecs in general,.....granted at one time Tremecs were crap transmissions, but in 1997 Tremec and Borg Warner Drive became one enitity, producing a "world class" transmission, although still marketed under the Tremec name,......the amount of not just Keisler, but Tremecs in use among the "car crowd/hotrodders" is staggering,......the "Mopar people" are the last on the "bandwagon" of joiners.........I'd pit my Keisler equipped cars against an equaly equipped gear vendors car any day, and have, until GV can convince me otherwise that their unit is superior,....I'll stick with a TKO

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IMHO, if you cheap out like most guys do, and go the Gear Vendors "route", you'll be dissapointed,.....

Mike

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That's the problem, BIG bucks...... Was the Keisler plug-n-play or did you have to make numerous modifications to the OEM support equipment?

May just have to take off an hour or two before the crowd so they can catch up with me until I have a lot of disposable income. But, it would be nice to cruise at 80 at sub-2500 rpms.
Troy

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Troy wether you go GV or Keisler, your gonna have some mods to do, if you think your gonna just "dimple" the floor for either application,......not!....

If you go GV on the auto in your car, you have to remove the stock tailshaft, and transplant GV's in place, the rear tunnel has to be "dimpled" with a BFH for room, it ain't pretty, but you need to get the tranny up into the tunnel, the shaft has to be shortened, there's some wiring, a control box, and floor switch, much like a dimmer switch to activate the system,....the GV is a good system,....for the money, the problem I have with the GV is it's electronicly engaged,.......and if your running some serious gear, as you are, and your into it 90+MPH and the "box" decides to "dropout" on you?...guess what?, rear end lock up! and/or astronomical RPM's that could damage your engine,.....and for the naysayers that say that wouldn't happen, I driven, and been in customers cars that have experienced that, you lose electrical power, or feedback from the ignition cuts the "box" out, your OD drops out too,.....I know GV has addressed the proplem with updated boxes,....I've installed a few, and still had an experience of a GV dropping out at speed, it ain't fun!.......with a TKO/Keisler you wouldn't experience this condition because the tranny is purely mechanical, no "voodoo" electronics to rely on

The downside Troy, if you go Keisler is your going to need the "manual" stuff, seeing yours is auto, so pedals, a floor hump, new carpet(maybe), mods to your console, ex, 4spd toplate/boot, side trim, side carpet/backerboard,...you know the drill.......Keisler has a repro shifter for the 69 B body, pedals if you need them, the driveshaft is included in the price,....IMHO, I'd recommend the TKO 5, 600/650 with .64 OD, the best your going to get with GV's is .78......the complete Keisler setup with HYD throwout will set you back about $4500-$5K depending on what you need

The other alternative is a Passon 4spd set up, that's going to run you $3800+......plus the required 4spd stuff, bellhousing, clutch PP, TO, shifter, linkage, pedals, floor mods, etc, etc, when your done with the Passon, you might be into it for about a $1000 less than the Keisler set up,...and you only have a .80 OD 4th gear......which IMHO, why bother, unless a stock look is what your after,....don't get me wrong Jamie P. makes a good product


Choice is yours,...IMHO, the Keisler is superior to the above set-ups,...everyone has a different intention for their car's use, you just need to decide with is best for you,.....their all gonna cost $$$, just make the choice that suits your use