I'm just out of the Fox game and have not followed any other form of car much at all. I hear the MT82 transmissions are not good. Educate me on them. What is the problem and can it be addressed? If so, what is the best solution?
There are guys running 600hp and still running the mt82 and I hope to be one of them. You are right though, if you wanna make really big numbers or if drag racing is your main conern, an auto is probably your best option. That won't work for me though as my car is what I drive most days and I can't bare the thought of not rowing my own. If I did have to go to the trouble and expense of replacing the trans, I'd go with the magnum xl. Lotta folks disagree but that's just me.
This is the way I feel. I know its matter of opinion and personnel preference, but why bother with a car like this in automatic. Obviously a dedicated track car is one thing, but a car that will spend most of its life as a DD, no thanks.