Overkill or Genius?

This guy put a 10-speed RoadRanger transmission in his early 90s Dodge Ram.

http://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/the-parting-shift-this-dude-swapped-a-10-speed-road-ranger-transmission-into-his-cummins-powered-dodge/

Video: http://youtu.be/MCljdXGjbOo

I like it, but I'm glad I don't have to drive it in rush hour traffic.

never played with a true 10 speed.. the trans in the last truck I drove was a 5 speed with a two speed diff.. made for some interesting combinations

I knew a guy once put a 2 speed rear in a supercharged Torino. Texas county Mounties didn't like it being faster than their chopper.

In reply to mndsm:

That would be well over 150mph+

Yup. It would. He used it to ferry certain things to places. Spent some time as a ward of the state....

13Spd in a chebby 3500.

https://youtu.be/IxfE3QJynbU

I like this one better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neh0wrBjVn8

Overgeniuskill.

I fail to see the point.

If he had stepped up the gearing in the diffs.. he could be getting some great MPG and still get street cred for the 10 speed

I don't get it. What is the point?

He probably got the trans for free because it is one of those ring-around-the-roses shifting POS!

I do know from experience with my '95 Cummins with a 5 spd, it never felt like that transmission had the right gear. In theory, this would fix that. The shorter throws would have been welcome as well. I think I would have shortened the lever a bit... like by say 50%.

man 6 is enough... at least it is in a Corolla

he needs a Gear Vendors overdrive unit on there to double the amount of gears with the touch of a button..

Gear Vendors and a two speed rear end. That's 40 possible speeds! (head explodes)

i think you can also double up the gear vendor units, so that brings us up to 80..

Appleseed wrote: Gear Vendors and a two speed rear end. That's 40 possible speeds! (head explodes)

I am building a truck with my 15 year old and he will not consider an automatic. Shifting gears is FUN Dad! But I am 49 and I have shifted literally millions of gears and it is not so fun anymore.One of my routes required around 500 shifts a night, five days a week. (18 speed with not enough ponies) The only standard shift I own now is my race car and that is just fine with me.