...or that $1000 price increase puts x number of potential buyers that much closer to buying a Camaro instead. Sure, there will always be Ford guys and Chevy guys who won't cross over to the other camp, but for much of the buying public the pricing point is a big influence on sales.Shadow wrote:Rope-Pusher wrote:Tremec trans probably costs $1000 more. has more rotational inertia, weighs more, and has higher parasitic losses.
When I worked with Chinese suppliers, they would tell us "The steel is just like SAE grade "98765", but every time we had our metallurgy group check it out, it was one or another grade of Chinesium that was NOTHING like SAE "98765". I'm thinking that by the time you throw enough people at it to "keep them honest", you're better off dealing with more reputable sources and paying for quality parts.
Maybe so, but they still put it in the GT500, even today. I bet if they made the Tremec 6060 a $1000 option on the new Mustang GT, buyers who are aware of the MT82 issues (which is just about anyone who reads any Mustang forum) would have no problems paying the extra grand for a superior transmission with a proven history in powerful Mustangs.
Without knowing what the root cause of the problem is, I wouldn't say that the transmission design isn't suitable for it's intended applications. Getrag is highly regarded in the Amish community, so I'm thinking this is a quality issue that Ford would rather put to bed rather than give up on and accept the trade-offs associated with using the Tremec.