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Originally Posted by sofargone561
I wish these transmission where not so expensive. I am ok with the price of the conversion kit and everything but then the price of these transmissions IMO are outrageous. With the plan I have for my build It will ultimately look as if I have no choice but to do this conversion. In the grand scheme of things it will only be a drop in the bucket after the motor build, turbo kit, fuel upgrades, brakes, suspension etc.
One thing I am curious in though and some other people asked it but I did not see an answer. Do we know more much more the weight of this transmission is VS the stock one? Most guys doing this conversion will probably be making big power so some extra low weight may be beneficial.
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It's because the transmission came in only one car (MKIV Supra Turbo) that wasn't exactly ultra high production (especially in the US), it's used for swaps in those cars as well as the other generations of that car, and it's known for being essentially bomb proof at ludicrous power so long as you don't miss a shift.
As for the weight, it's supposedly 51kg (~112.5lbs) dry but I don't know if that includes the bellhousing.