It is indeed pricey. But it appears to be a complete new transmission and all
the required adapter stuff ready to go. The only way it would be better as a
conversion is if it retained the original space cylinder.
So for a complete new modern (hopefully long life) overdrive transmission, the
price is not terrible.
It is likely a better solution than the HVDA because those old Toyota
transmissions may well be â??used upâ??,not just â??usedâ??. And they are hard
to find.
For me, I found the right Toyota transmission to be as rare as ... as a friend
of mine puts it... as rare as rocking horse manure. He may not actually
have used the word â??manureâ??.
So I like this Miata option!
Does anyone know the gear ratios? The Moss description does not indicate the
ratios.
-Tony
Sent from my 1837 Babbage Analytical Engine
> On Jan 2, 2020, at 2:02 PM, triumphs-request@autox.team.net wrote:
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 13:54:49 -0600
> From: Dean Mericas <dmericas@gmail.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Experience with Vitesse 5-speed transmission conversion?
> Message-ID: <3D51629D-3D80-44B6-9EEF-01C3BD216362@gmail.com>
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> I see that Moss now carries an a 5-speed transmission conversion that appears
> to use Miata internals in a custom case and bell housing. It isn?t cheap, but
> as an apparent drop in replacement I think the installed cost may be about
> the same as the Toyota-based HVDA kit.
>
> Does anyone on the list have first hand experience with this particular
> conversion?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dean Mericas
> 1965 TR4
> Austin, TX
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