[DeTomaso] New Ford GT Transaxle

[dgordon100 at cox.net]

I sometimes question why I didn't go with the Roush 427IR engine.  This is more or less something for single guys or those that want to become single :<).

---- Rich <hoppe1 at cox.net> wrote: 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
> To: "David Gordon" <dgordon100 at cox.net>
> Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Ford GT Transaxle
> 
> 
> > Sounds great , Just let me check my lotto tickets.
> > Boyd
> > 
> > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:24 PM, David Gordon <dgordon100 at cox.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> A guy on the GT forum is currently selling a brand new GT engine and
> >> Ricardo transaxle.  He posted the retail price of both if you had an
> >> inside source at Ford to get one since they are both out of production
> >> and no longer officially available.  Ricardo was recently clearing out
> >> refurbished units at approximately $6500 as noted earlier.  There is a
> >> gear change to 3.90 available from Stillen for ~$10K.  Then the cost and
> >> time to have Wilkinson install both the engine and the transaxle is
> >> substantial since everything is one off and developed from scratch at
> >> least for Mark's car.  Ford is not as accommodating as Chevy is with the
> >> availability of engine control units and wiring harnesses so the wiring
> >> harness has to be made.  Mark is also getting traction control made by
> >> Wilkinson on his car as well as seriously considering a bigger Whipple
> >> supercharger which should put him at 800+ RWHP.  I am thinking of
> >> getting the Race Logic traction/launch control unit that Discovery
> >> Automotive had custom built by Race Logic to handle the GT engines twin
> >> staged injectors per cylinder.  I don't think you can truly appreciate
> >> how big that engine and transaxle package is until you see it in person.
> >> The pictures don't have the proper scale in my opinion.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Here is the info from the Ford GT forum.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "If available the current retail is $35593.32 plus $7500 core charge for
> >> a total of $43093.32
> >>
> >> The transaxle is $13642.14 plus a $3200 core charge for a total of
> >> $16842.14
> >>
> >> Both assemblies = $59935.46"
> >>
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