[eschaider]

Anthony, you're right about Richmond. It was my oversight to have left them out. The ability to change/mofigy individual gear ratios is sort of an extra added attraction optional at no extra cost if this was done to a TKO. The real reason for the individual gears is the ability to service only the component that has failed rather than the entire set of gears on the countershaft.

In that vein suppose a particular user had an application where a change in second gear may be appropriate? More ratio, less ratio, different gear material, different heat treat, the desire to micronite only one gear either because of usage or cost. The individual gear approach provides a significant amount of flexibility to the owner.

As Excalibur has noted the cost if Tremec did this may discourage new sales of the transmission because of hoe they would have to/want to price it. How many of us run original cams, pistons, valve, valve springs, heads, blocks, flywheels, clutches etc. Most of us have chosen to go to higher quality aftermarket alternatives. This is the same idea.

The basic TKO design is very attractive especially with a fifth gear overdrive. What we have found is a product weakness in an otherwise attractive product that the OEM appears not likely to address. Suppose there was a better aftermarket replacement part for the weaker OEM part. It's really that simple.


Ed