JDee
Ancient Racer
Owing to the ongoing/never ending covid crap it is virtually impossible to ship my trans south of the border for upgrades and expect to get it back in my lifetime. I had planned to drop it off at Calimer's but 14 day quarantines, assuming I could even get across the border, are out of the question. So I've been looking into hardening kits with the idea of getting the kit and having a local trans guy do the install. Not just any trans guy, but a trans guy who works pretty much exclusively on performance/drag/track/resto/exotic cars. I need a 23 spline input shaft (for my brand new hyper - expensive Exedy Hyper Single clutch), so that lets out the Stage 3 kits which seem to use a 26 spline shaft.
So I have found kits from
1./AMP Distributing who make a Stage 2 kit with 23 spline input shaft. AMP has a distributor in Calgary which means I don't have to manage cross border shipping issues so that's a plus. The distributor doesn't show the Stage 2 kit on their website just the Stage 3 but I expect they would get it if they had a sale for one. Stage 3 looks to me like it's meant more for draggers since it's got a lot of 1st/2nd gear/26 spline input shaft stuff that the Stage 2 kit doesn't have though their Stage 2 does include a new 2nd gear. I use 1/2 to get moving and that's it so those gears don't need any help in my car, but right now my 5th gear syncro is showing signs of throwing in the towel.
2./Syncrotech transmission who have a kit very much like AMP's Stage 2 (but $350 cheaper - it doesn't include input shaft or a 2nd gear).
I don't know enough about transmissions to know if the quality of the AMP ($850) kit is really better than the Syncrotech ($500) kit or just has a bigger profit tag attached to it, and vice versa. My motor is pretty much stock and I have no plans for much if any changes in that department. Money is not the issue, quality is more important as I don't want to be doing this work over every year.
Anybody have any experience with either of these vendors and their respective kits, or any other kits that are available? I'd like to hear your thoughts/experiences.
So I have found kits from
1./AMP Distributing who make a Stage 2 kit with 23 spline input shaft. AMP has a distributor in Calgary which means I don't have to manage cross border shipping issues so that's a plus. The distributor doesn't show the Stage 2 kit on their website just the Stage 3 but I expect they would get it if they had a sale for one. Stage 3 looks to me like it's meant more for draggers since it's got a lot of 1st/2nd gear/26 spline input shaft stuff that the Stage 2 kit doesn't have though their Stage 2 does include a new 2nd gear. I use 1/2 to get moving and that's it so those gears don't need any help in my car, but right now my 5th gear syncro is showing signs of throwing in the towel.
2011-2017 Mustang 5.0 GT BOSS MT82 6 speed STAGE 2 REBUILD KIT
2011-2017 Mustang 5.0 GT / BOSS MT82 STAGE 2 REBUILD KIT Part #MT82STG2 STAGE 2 KIT includes: HD 2nd gear 1/2 synchronizer slider 8 - Bronze fork pads Bronze shift stop bushing 2 - 1/2 synchronizer ring packs 2 - 3/4 synchronizer ring packs 2 - 5/6 synchronizer rings 1 - Reverse synchronizer...
ampdistributing.com
2./Syncrotech transmission who have a kit very much like AMP's Stage 2 (but $350 cheaper - it doesn't include input shaft or a 2nd gear).
I don't know enough about transmissions to know if the quality of the AMP ($850) kit is really better than the Syncrotech ($500) kit or just has a bigger profit tag attached to it, and vice versa. My motor is pretty much stock and I have no plans for much if any changes in that department. Money is not the issue, quality is more important as I don't want to be doing this work over every year.
Anybody have any experience with either of these vendors and their respective kits, or any other kits that are available? I'd like to hear your thoughts/experiences.