Good morning All –
The Elite Kit is what you are talking about is indeed $500.00 less than Keisler. You are correct in stating that the pedals are not included with our kit. These pedals are available on the open market, in which we are not stocking at this time. In time, we may make a reproduction pedal system for our kits. We are in the process of developing our Hydraulics for the use in our applications using Tilton as our base. Regarding bell housings, we have small block aluminum bell housings that DO work on the new HEMI engines. For our big block applications, we currently stock a modified Lakewood Scatter Shield.
As far as telling you the difference between Keisler and Classic Mopar 5 Speed. First off, Keisler and Classic Mopar 5 speed share two very important items, the Tremec TKO Transmission and the E-Body Mopar Chassis. We have bench marked the Keisler offering and have identified areas that needed improvement using input from selected vendors that we have partnered with. We have tested, re-engineered and tested again to bring what we feel is a better product to the market. Areas that have been address are the shifting characteristics, drive line angles and input yoke length with respect to drive line vibration. For those that have seen our E-Body transmission will agree that we are not a copy of Keisler. The development of the Mopar applications has brought the need to cast our own bell housings to support our products.
We stock all the components to deliver a quality product on a timely basis. One key word here is STOCK. Classic Mopar 5 Speed stocks everything. When an order is taken, you can expect the complete shipment is 5-7 days from the order date. I don’t need or require a large deposit and a duration of time to send you your transmission. If Classic Mopar 5 Speed does not have a particular item in stock, we won’t take your order. This philosophy may loose some orders, but we feel the customer, the guy that is going to do the shifting, deserves to treated be like valued client not a phone call.
The cost difference covers two distinct areas; the shifter, which is a McLeod Slick Stick, a unique self centering design that is far superior to other offerings on the market. We have used ball and socket technology to provide the best feel and most positive shifting possible. Other items that are standard in our kits are an Energy Suspension polyurethane isolation mount and the throw out bearing which actually makes us cheaper on the deluxe kit.
Some of you have e-mailed me and I thank you for the interest. If you have any questions regarding our offerings, please contact me via e-mail or by phone. I value the comments that you all have posted so far and keep them coming.
Best Regards –
Tony Edler
Classic Mopar 5 Speed
(760) 438-2244 ext. 5
tony@cms-grp.com
