Darcy,
I'd say that the value of adding an overdrive for $XXXX.xx is directly
proportional to the amount of highway driving that you do. If 99.9% of your
driving is around town then there is no real need. But if you do a lot of
highway driving and take the car on long trips at 50+ mph then the need is
great. Most of us fall somewhere in between. I went the 5 speed route
because of the reliability and lack of leaks in the Toyota tranny. Plus I'd
rather just shift than have another electrical component to deal with like
you do with OD. But that's just me and originality isn't a concern.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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From: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net] On
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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:41 AM
To: '6pack@autox.team.net'
Subject: [6pack] Transmission Issues - Update and Overdrive??
Taking the advice of a few, this Saturday I drove the 2 = hours to Quantum
Mechanics to drop off my TR6 transmission with John Esposito. Great guy and
spent lots of time with me (shop is fantastically clutter with British car
transmission parts). Pulled the cover off my unit and quickly determined
that, in fact, the box did need work. Box had excess slop in it preventing
the syncros from working properly. Reverse gear had a few bad teeth and
John expected that the top hat bushing was bad. Will get it replaced with
the updated steel unit. Estimated bill around $800 which seems reasonable.
In addition we talked about the clutch chattering I was getting and John
showed me where a few worn items in my cross shaft mechanism could be
contributing to the problems. That's also encouraging.
Now.....the big question is where the conversation went after that. John
went on to show me some of the type J overdrives he was bringing in as cores
and rebuilding. He provides the complete kit including the steering column
switch and wiring hardness included is the change required with a shaft in
the transmission. A lot more $$ at 1500 and certainly not what I had
expected doing. It is appealing, however, to envision myself going down
the road and adding two extra gears and frankly, it was an addition I might
have done in
3-4 years anyway. So two questions, is overdrive a significant improvement?
If it is, what would I expect to spend if I pieced it together myself
instead of getting the whole kit from John? Thanks
Darcy Hunter
'73 TR6
No. Easton, MA
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