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Nate Nagel

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On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:16:16 -0600, Jules
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On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:40 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

The Daring Dufas wrote:
I seem to recall something about Rolls Royce using GM automatic
transmissions.
Possible. Jaguar did.
And Jensen... far easier to buy a slushbox in from a country that
used them in the vast majority of vehicles, I suppose. Shame it
didn't work both ways and the US didn't import manual 'boxes from
Europe!
The Jensen Innterceptor used Mopar power-train - engine and tranny.

ANd the Americans have imported a LOT of Euro manual gearboxes. Lots
of ZF bockes in recent American tin.

That makes sense, there's not much of a market in the US for row it
yourself gearboxes. Although the Tremec TKO seems to be a good trans;
if I had the $$ I'd be looking into one of those for my Stude as it
seems to be one of the few 5-speeds available that's not a truck trans
and will handle the torque of a good V-8

nate

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