[eschaider]

OP, penny wise and dollar foolish is just that — foolish. Buy a new Magnum from one of the Tremec distributors you like, put it in and 'don't worry be happy' as the song says.

Buying an old first generation T-56 is asking for all the problems everyone before you experienced (with brand new units) that caused Tremec to bring out the Magnums. The biggest difference between you and those guys is they started with new T-56's. If you put an original T-56 into your ride you will start with a used T-56. The used experience is rarely as good as the new equivalent.

Significantly, by and large, T-56's went into performance cars not daily drivers for granny. That means they have already had a tough life when they were new. Why play Russian Roulette with more bullets than you have to?


Ed