What would you do in my situation:
I have a TKO 600 that I swapped in after my T5 went bye bye, and I've not been happy with it since. The thing refuses to go in third gear and just feels "wrong". Everyone says to put the carbon fiber rings in it and it'll be much much better, roughly $250 worth of parts. Also, I made the mistake of not indexing the bell when I put the tranny in because I used the aluminum bell and I had numerous people tell me they didn't have to be indexed. Anyways, long story short is it could need the cf rings to be fixed or it could be a simple install problem causing it not to shift, the MM firewall adjuster/SN95 Cable/MM quadrant is also too tight to use, and MM said I would have to use an adjustable pivot ball to fix this issue. So that's why I think it could be a few issues with the install that's keeping it from shifting and not the trans itself.
The thing is I don't want to pull the trans and reinstall it and still have the issue. My question is about selling the transmission because I want to try an auto out with the turbo because of hearing people talk online and riding in friends turbo cars with autos.
In everyones opinion, should I:
A. Pull the trans and have the CF rings installed and pay the $500-600 for parts/labor and shipping the trans to and from the place to do the work. That way I can sell it for what it's worth and maybe a few bucks more since it'll be freshly went through and modified.
B. Sell it like it is and knock off $300 for the buyer for the price of the parts to fix it, IF it even needs the CF rings. Offer to ship it to the place of their preference to install the rings to save them from having to pay shipping there.
Opinions? I don't know if people would be willing to buy a tranny that doesn't work correctly even though I have plenty of feedback sources, etc.
Also, how much would a complete TKO 600 swap kit(clutch/flywheel, Bellhousing, Trans, Shifter, Fork, DS Yoke, Clutch Cable/Firewall Adjuster/Quadrant) sell for with around 1300 miles. Thanks!
I have a TKO 600 that I swapped in after my T5 went bye bye, and I've not been happy with it since. The thing refuses to go in third gear and just feels "wrong". Everyone says to put the carbon fiber rings in it and it'll be much much better, roughly $250 worth of parts. Also, I made the mistake of not indexing the bell when I put the tranny in because I used the aluminum bell and I had numerous people tell me they didn't have to be indexed. Anyways, long story short is it could need the cf rings to be fixed or it could be a simple install problem causing it not to shift, the MM firewall adjuster/SN95 Cable/MM quadrant is also too tight to use, and MM said I would have to use an adjustable pivot ball to fix this issue. So that's why I think it could be a few issues with the install that's keeping it from shifting and not the trans itself.
The thing is I don't want to pull the trans and reinstall it and still have the issue. My question is about selling the transmission because I want to try an auto out with the turbo because of hearing people talk online and riding in friends turbo cars with autos.
In everyones opinion, should I:
A. Pull the trans and have the CF rings installed and pay the $500-600 for parts/labor and shipping the trans to and from the place to do the work. That way I can sell it for what it's worth and maybe a few bucks more since it'll be freshly went through and modified.
B. Sell it like it is and knock off $300 for the buyer for the price of the parts to fix it, IF it even needs the CF rings. Offer to ship it to the place of their preference to install the rings to save them from having to pay shipping there.
Opinions? I don't know if people would be willing to buy a tranny that doesn't work correctly even though I have plenty of feedback sources, etc.
Also, how much would a complete TKO 600 swap kit(clutch/flywheel, Bellhousing, Trans, Shifter, Fork, DS Yoke, Clutch Cable/Firewall Adjuster/Quadrant) sell for with around 1300 miles. Thanks!