SPFvsBDF

[Cashburn]

Originally Posted by D-CEL

Bill,

Easier to pull the trans on a BD? LOL you must be joking!
The short list of BD headaches:
Trans tunnel was not removable (unless you have a saw! see the pictures in my gallery)
Trans tunnel tapers so rapidly that the trans collides with the tunnel walls before the input shaft clears the bell housing
Welded in cross member will not allow the tail shaft housing to drop down for trans removal
Differential angle 3.5 deg nose high (did I hear someone say vibration?)
Welded in cross member did not allow for adjustment
Welded in cross member had no drain hole and was filled with rusty black water.

Which part of the SPF is over rated?

I do like the BD at its price point, but I dont think near the car the SPF is car for car.

D-cel

As a prominent SPF dealer likes to do... you are comparing a very early generation BDR to a late generation SPF. Everything you have described does not apply to a BDR of this year, last year, or the year before.

In such a comparison, there is a gen of SPF that requires cutting to make the tranny removal "easy".

Both cars have evolved and will continue to evolve. Competition is great, it keeps us both moving in the right direction and the customers are the ultimate benefactors. There are people who have owned an SPF and now own a BDR as there are BDR owners that now own a SPF.

I like the SPFs, it is a different approach to the same general concept. Obviously if you are after a dead ringer for an original the SPF maybe a better choice for you (but not the best choice). So rank what is important and have at it.

The heart of these cars is under the hood, with a $50k budget you will have more under the hood with the BDR.