While some of the drag race manual transmissions are pretty costly, when you look at the big picture, a used Jerico for $2000- 2500 is a pretty good investment, in my opinion. A new Dave Kee Toploader is $2300., and it is not uncommon for racing automatics to cost North of 4 grand (less convertor and shifter), even more if you want an aftermarket case & billet internals. I understand that a Pro Trans C6 is over $4000, which retains the stock C6 case, but has all MoPar 904 internals. Plus with a Jerico or G Force 4 or 5 speed, you can usually run one for years, and providing its all good, you can get most, if not all your money back when you sell. And the McLeod Soft Lok and similar clutches can be sent back for rebuilds over and over as needed. The Soft Lok in my Fairmont is on its 3rd year, still working great.