Somehow I can't get around one thing.. most of the cars are supercharged and the purpose of buying a better part is modding. I bought my first input shaft based blindly on forum recommendations, it's still in great shape w/o issue and I'm pushing around 450hp. By no means is that a lot for our cars, anyone that knows me.. I'm abusive. Broken every dumb azz part in the trans that should never break. Input shaft is not one of them. When I purchased an input shaft for another trans, I bought based on quality and reputation happily spending the extra $25.
I'm listed on a vendor's site as a recommended installer and when the parts are installed they fit right the first time w/o unexpected problems. To an installer, that's important.