Originally posted by SleeperZ:
I too had my trans built by TH, so I also know it can get spendy, and I also that it is worth every penny.
And an open diff, even if it is a bit stronger, still sucks for anything but daily driving.
And You can get rebuilt trans for less than $900 on EBay.
I got mine for $150 off EBay.
So I stand by my statement, the Roush prepped trans is not worth it.
Besides if he is going to go with a 3L,
he's going to want the trans fitted with an LSD,
So the trans is going to be opened up anyway,
might as well update/upgrade the internals,
so it won't matter if its a new or used trans at that point.
So start with the cheaper option, used/rebuilt from EBay.


Agreed. Mr. Haines can do it up any way you want. He is definitely the person to talk with if you want something serious. The Roush unit is probably not a bad piece of gear if that's EXACTLY what you want. IMO you need the LSD installed to make the trans swap worth your while, so the Roush job wouldn't work out for me.

I too have a TH built tranny

'98 SVT Contour, in at least 639 pieces 4 Speed MTX...synchro and shift fork replacement in progress