PAR Syncromesh Engagement (Straight cut)
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From: huntington long island
I think the v160 swap would be much better man. The stock case is still weak and will end up costing you more over going with the v160 when all is said and done. You can get a brand new, with warranty, v160 for $5500 shipped and the v160 conversion kit from FB is like $950. when all is said and done with the v160 swap, you will have spent around $6500. With the install of the PAR gears and everything else, you will probably end up spending at least $6500 ($7500-$8000 with the reduction gear that you really need) and you still have the weak stock case.
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From: Sellersburg, IN
Originally Posted by Spoolin' timestamp='1339982231' post='21789393
I think the v160 swap would be much better man. The stock case is still weak and will end up costing you more over going with the v160 when all is said and done. You can get a brand new, with warranty, v160 for $5500 shipped and the v160 conversion kit from FB is like $950. when all is said and done with the v160 swap, you will have spent around $6500. With the install of the PAR gears and everything else, you will probably end up spending at least $6500 ($7500-$8000 with the reduction gear that you really need) and you still have the weak stock case.
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You can get the new v160 with warranty through inline6performance.com for around $5500 shipped and I'm sure if a group buy was started, it would drop some from there, but we would have to contact them to find out.
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From: Sellersburg, IN
Originally Posted by Spoolin' timestamp='1339982231' post='21789393
I think the v160 swap would be much better man. The stock case is still weak and will end up costing you more over going with the v160 when all is said and done. You can get a brand new, with warranty, v160 for $5500 shipped and the v160 conversion kit from FB is like $950. when all is said and done with the v160 swap, you will have spent around $6500. With the install of the PAR gears and everything else, you will probably end up spending at least $6500 ($7500-$8000 with the reduction gear that you really need) and you still have the weak stock case.
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From: Zionsville, IN
If I had it to do over again, with the parts that are available now, I would no doubt have the Ford 8.8 IRS setup and the V160 trans.
I was just working with the parts that were available back then, and it was the PPG gears, reduction gear and R200 diff.
I was just working with the parts that were available back then, and it was the PPG gears, reduction gear and R200 diff.
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From: Grand Jct, CO
Nope, just the adaptor plate, the bolts, the shifter bracket, and the trans mount support bracket. You still need to buy the OEM mount to go in between.
It's still a pretty expensive process regardless if you get the gears for the stock trans or the V160. But if in fact the stock case is weak, then you can just throw all that money out the door cause you're more than likely going to screw up the gear set in the process of destroying the transmission.
It's still a pretty expensive process regardless if you get the gears for the stock trans or the V160. But if in fact the stock case is weak, then you can just throw all that money out the door cause you're more than likely going to screw up the gear set in the process of destroying the transmission.
