It could be summed up with a simple:
This post may get a tad long winded, but here we go...
Last season, I knew my trans was getting weak. With everything that I had done to my car, I was actually surprised that it was still holding up. At the end of last season, my mod list was as follows:
9" K&N cone, N* TB, Triple Edge Performance/trannyman95 ported blower, 3.2" pulle, ZZP shortstack IC, self-ported LIM, LS6 valvesprings, S1X cam, pacesetters, no cat, and a 75 shot of giggle juice.
That netted me a 12.93@112 on street tires, which I guess is not bad considering it was on street tires with a beat-ass trans.
I upgraded to a fullsize/S2 intercooler, and dropped to a 2.9" pulley for this season, and now have a niiicely built trans. I got all the standard stuff that Dave does for his builds + 3.29 single chain upgrade, and an Intense input shaft.
I made the 4 hour trip out to Ft. Wayne this morning with a friend of mine to pick the car up, and all I gotta say is... hooooly ****. The shifts are VERY quick, but not neck jarring. The 1-2 shift is nuts. Chirping the tires at the 1-2 shift at WOT is something that is awesome, but will take a touch of getting used to. I was so used to having sloppy, weak shifts, I had no idea what to expect when first driving a car with a built trans.
Dave went above and beyond the call in inspecting items on my car which were not related to the trans, and suggesting and offering to repair/replace them. These included LCA bushings, trans mount, and my stock-cracked-like-every-other-stock-sway-bar.
After a week with Dave, my car now shifts like it always should have and the handling is tighter than it ever has been. Well worth the money, and I now have a car that I can depend on.
Thanks again Dave! You rock!
-Zach
ps... if anybody wants to see some pics of my old beat-ass trans that Dave took, let me know and I will post them up.