Posted by Doug Linden on March 17, 1998 at 12:08:38
In Reply to: Overdrive Question
posted by Bob McMullen on March 16, 1998 at 15:52:32
: Is the Mitchell Overdrive a replacement for the present Transmission ?Has anyone had expierence with The Ryan or others ?Thanks for any input. Bob, The Mitchell unit is been purchased by 3 members.This is a very high quality unit and is all New, and you can get different overdrive ratios.It all mechanical, uses all syncronized gears and can be shifted on the fly.This is done with a lever on the floor.Reports from these members is all positive. One member has the 4-speed tranmission unit.Other than the fact that the shift lever is moved back very slightly, you can not tell it from a stock appearence.It works super.Of course , gone is all the gear noise you get in a stock transmission and it is all syncro so no more double clutching necessary.Up and Down shifting is no problem.And again its "new " stuff. As for me, I happen to like being able to engage/disengage the overdrive with just a flick of a switch on my shift lever.But that's justmy opinion, others may vary.So it looks like price is the differentiator.For approximation: B-W unit about $1000,Mitchellabout $1700, and the 4-spd about $2500. I can tell you, which ever you pick, you'll notice a big difference in the driveability of your Model A.Have fun choosing. |