What is a used Gear Vendors overdrive worth?

[Kern Dog]

I may be interested in selling the Gear Vendors overdrive that I have in my Charger. I am not sure of its value. Its not as if there are 20 on ebay to get an idea of what they sell for. Mine was rebuilt in 2009 and has about 5000 on it since. ZERO problems and it functions perfectly. I would sell it with everything needed to make a conversion. It fits 727 transmissions.
Thanks!

[ws23rt]

Put it on with no reserve like the old days and let the bidders fight over it.  If presented well it will catch attention and likely sell for more that you might expect.

[myk]

Why are you selling it? 

[1974dodgecharger]

Why are you selling it? 

Good question.....

[myk]

Why are you selling it? 

Good question.....

For a lot of us that's one of the best upgrades that can be done to the car...

[Kern Dog]

Why are you selling it? 

I blew it up doing neutral drops. I added 2 handfuls of sawdust and it seems to be quieter now....
Actually it works fine. The reasons I'm considering it is because when I am rolling along at say 2000 to 2500 rpms, part throttle acceleration feels lazy. this may be due to the loose high stall converter I have. If I mash the gas, the car takes off like a rocket but I'm getting tired of that. I want instant response.
I have a 3.91 diff in there now. the 440/493 doesn't really need that much gear but I figured that with the .78 OD of the Gear Vendors, I'd be down to 3.05 and freeway cruising would be better. I bought the unit to reduce engine wear & noise and to get better mileage. It actually does all of that but I don't like the part throttle performance. It would probably work fine with a tighter converter. When I'm doing 80 or faster and above 3000 rpms, the car reacts just fine because i am above the stall speed.

[Brass]

Very interesting.  What converter do you have there now and who made it?

[cdr]

wow  you must have some other problems,it's not the overdrive.

[Silver R/T]

wow  you must have some other problems,it's not the overdrive.

Probably, that's what I was thinking. Maybe take a look at your carb adjustment, etc.

[Kern Dog]

In direct drive, the car feels okay OVER 3000 rpms. Its just that the slippage makes the car feel lazy when i just want to casually speed up a few mphs.
The converter was built in Sacramento at a small shop named D & P Converters. In Summer 2012 I had it opened up and modified for less stall. It still slips too much though.
Carb adjustment? Funny you might say that......
I am still messing around with trying to optimize the Air/Fuel ratio. I have a wideband A/F guage in the car and last week took the wife along to map the readings while I drove the car. It runs rich at idle, part throttle and WOT. Tomorrow I'm going to swap in smaller jets and retest it.

[Mike DC]

 
If the car is a street cruiser then I would tighten up the converter rather than lose the overdrive.  Especially with 500 cubes.

[Cooter]

Herein lies this debate. Too much cam for a stock stall speed, but too much OD for a high stall converter.

Unless that stroker is pretty much a smooth idling engine, you will never have your cake and eat it....
The GL with its 241 @.050 duration cam is a pig under 3000 rpm. I dont think its the stall speed
Hurting you. You SHOULD NEVER RUN A HIGH STALL CONVERTER WITH AN OVERDRIVE.
unless it has lock up.

good luck.

[Baldwinvette77]

Not sure what you want for it, but if you do wanna sell it, i might be interested 

[1974dodgecharger]

As I always say very few things gain value and this i some of em.

[cdr]

Herein lies this debate. Too much cam for a stock stall speed, but too much OD for a high stall converter.

Unless that stroker is pretty much a smooth idling engine, you will never have your cake and eat it....
The GL with its 241 @.050 duration cam is a pig under 3000 rpm. I dont think its the stall speed
Hurting you. You SHOULD NEVER RUN A HIGH STALL CONVERTER WITH AN OVERDRIVE.
unless it has lock up.

good luck.

this is why i went a518 3200 stall lock up 4.57 rear gear the 518 has .69 ratio.

[RECHRGD]

I've got the G/V OD.  I'm a running 3.55 rear and a Turbo Action "tight" 10" converter turning 28" tall tires.  Works great....