Advise on Tremec 5-speed

[Nightshift]

I'm close to pulling the trigger for a Tremec TKO600 5-speed for my 66 BB roadster and would like to hear anyone's opinions and comparison between the 5-speed kits supplied by Silver Sport Transmissions (TN) and Hurst Driveline Conversions (CA). From what I can tell they both provide a near identical package at close to the same package price with really the only difference being their off-set shifter setup so the shifter fits a C2 tunnel hole properly.

Does anyone have any comparative experience between the Silver Sport "Perfect Fit" mechanism and the Hurst "Sidewinder II" mechanism? Has anyone with either of these setups had any problems with shifting? Is one design better (ie: smoother) than the other in your opinion?

I'm really looking for comments from users here who have experience with either of these 5-speed conversions in a C2. It's close to a $4k purchase so if one design is preferred over the other, I'd like to hear about that. Thanks in advance. Bill

 

[Midnight 99]

I don't know about the shifter difference but I can tell you that Silver Sport (formerly Kessler) has great customer service. I purchased the perfect fit TKO 600 for my wife's 69 Camaro SS and had no issues whatsoever. I even received a call from the sales rep asking me if I had any issues or if I needed any tech advice. I have heard good things about Hurst Drivelines too.

 

[Nightshift]

I don't know about the shifter difference but I can tell you that Silver Sport (formerly Kessler) has great customer service. I purchased the perfect fit TKO 600 for my wife's 69 Camaro SS and had no issues whatsoever. I even received a call from the sales rep asking me if I had any issues or if I needed any tech advice. I have heard good things about Hurst Drivelines too.

Well I have to agree with there ... both companies seem to have excellent customer service. I have heard of 2nd to 3rd shift problems with TKO600 5-speeds, but that was 3-4 years ago so I don't know if Tremec resolved that issue in all them after that.