One other point, a 5 speed gives you... 5 speeds, functional equivalent
of OD on top gear. The J-Type when wired up for use on 2nd gives you a 7
speed close ratio gearbox or a 6 speed if wired as standard. It is hard
to beat the flexibility and sheer pleasure of driving with the OD vs the
5 speed.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Navarrette, Vance
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:36 PM
To: apackard68@comcast.net; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: O/D Installation
Andy:
There is no doubt the 5 speed conversion is a nice upgrade. The
one thing that
it lacks is resale value. You will probably not get much, if anything,
for the cost
of the conversion when you sell the car.
A J-type overdrive conversion will add about $1,000 to the
resale value, assuming it
is the correct OD and is installed per the factory setup.
If the goal is to simply get good freeway cruising, the 5 speed
is the way to
go as it is modern, and it will eliminate the weakness associated with
the factory type
clutch.
Decisions, decisions...
Cheers,
Vance
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