Ball park price of a complete 4 speed setup.

[red79]

To be clear, $7100 was the price for a complete conversion kit including a passon 18 spline 4speed overdrive (their 833 with custom gear set, sells for around $3k alone). They're still asking $5k for the 5 speed unit as far as I know.

[303 Mopar]

To be clear, $7100 was the price for a complete conversion kit including a passon 18 spline 4speed overdrive (their 833 with custom gear set, sells for around $3k alone). They're still asking $5k for the 5 speed unit as far as I know.

Correct, the $7100 was for EVERYTHING to flip from auto to manual HEMI OD.  Jamie's 5 speed is still years away, although I have heard of a couple guys recently receiving one.

[Troy]

Funny, people see these prices yet still don't understand why a real 4-speed car is so much more expensive.

The factory setup can be pricey by the time you chase down all the little bits and pieces. It is easier to buy a "kit" from Passon or Brewers. You'll pay a premium for them doing all the work sourcing the parts but you'll also get the right parts the first time. I have gotten much better deals searching classifieds and eBay - but the time involved and the chance of buying the wrong parts really adds to the unseen costs. Also, be aware that their kits contain rebuilt transmissions. The typical cost to rebuild your Craigslist 18 spline is about $1,100.

I couldn't bring myself to hack a perfectly good floor out of any of my cars to install a modern 5-speed so I sold the parts I had collected.

Troy

[chargedup68]

I went with a used tremec 5 speed so I could run higher gears in the back end and keep the rpms down on the highway and ended up around $3500, but had to do some hacking and massaging on the tunnel.