Looking at spending 10k on a tranny and rear end solution makes me want to leave my s2k at 600whp and enjoy it like that but buy a C6 or Supra or some other car to make stupid power with. I've been spending time on supraforums looking for V160's and now im getting tempted to buy a 97 or 98 supra. I cant be the only one looking at adding a supra to the garage with the s2000

 

I would greatly prefer a supra over a vette, all I see is vettes everywhere, I see like 5 new vettes a day

 

The 3k price point on this seemed reasonable, even with having to source your own GM differential. But then I noticed the T56 speed sensor addon for $500 and the need to modify the drive shaft. All of this really starts to add up and I don't personally see the advantage over the Full Blown Ford 8.8 kit. Sure it's another option and yes, I would feel better stating that I have some GM parts in my car instead of Ford. So, whats the advantage here? Why should we spend more to get the same results Full Blown is offering us?

 

I just like the fact that more companies are still attempting to make drivetrain for our car. Competition is good for better products and better prices so I am a fan.

 

Fair enough, competition is always a good thing and perhaps just having a 2nd option may result in better pricing down the road. After reading my last post, I feel I came off a bit whiny about this. Was not my intention so let me ask my question better here.


Since both kits are priced relatively similarly with the Import Muscle kit appearing to be slightly more and both rear ends are rated around the same as far as power limits go, it really comes down to 2 questions that I have:

1. Compared to the Full Blown kit, what is the advantage of this one? I.E. Overall quality, strength, fitment, ease of installation, etc

2. Is the GM rear end more readily available and/or are there more options available that may better suit specific applications?

 

Dont forget inlinepro's R200 diff kit either.

 

The biggest downside I see to the InlinePRO kit vs these 2 is availability of the differential. While I feel that the GM differential may be the most widely available, the Ford 8.8 (And specifically the one the kit is MADE for. I don't recall the exact one but I know if you grab just any 8.8 you can run into issues) is not hard to come by. I would be willing to bet that you could find both at just about any boneyard you call. This is likely not the case with the R200. For that reason alone, I wouldn't even consider the InlinePRO kit.

But yes, that is another option.

 

It's not driving the price down though. They are all keeping them similar, so no matter where you go, you are spending 3K+.

 

"If you are using a F20/F22 motor and transmission, you will need to contact The Drive Shaft Shop directly for modifications to your OEM driveshaft."