[Formulajones]

Less and less people are running muncies these days anyway. Pretty much reserved for the restoration purists and cars that don't do much driving.
Shucks the prices I saw for muncies at the swap this weekend doesn't even make them a viable choice anymore.

Nearly everyone anymore that actually drives their cars or even races them on occasion are going with a much more durable 5 or 6 speed setup so the thought of a manual trans being a weak link isn't much of an issue these days.

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

Less and less people are running muncies these days anyway. Pretty much reserved for the restoration purists and cars that don't do much driving.
Shucks the prices I saw for muncies at the swap this weekend doesn't even make them a viable choice anymore.

Nearly everyone anymore that actually drives their cars or even races them on occasion are going with a much more durable 5 or 6 speed setup so the thought of a manual trans being a weak link isn't much of an issue these days.

I would love to upgrade to a TKX 5-speed in my car. But like many people my age, I have a bunch of Muncie and BW-T10 stuff laying around here in good condition. (for now). I was picking them up in good used condition for never more than $100.00 a pop. A long tail might bring $150-200. Those days are long gone, of course. Once my current, fresh Muncie blows apart, I will seriously look at a 5-speed upgrade. I plan to drive my car several thousand miles a year now and run the Hot Rod Power Tour with it . That one event is over 1000 miles, typically. The ability to knock one apart with a pair of snap ring pliers, a 1/2" and 9/16" wrench and a hammer is still attractive to me. Not going to overhaul a TKX with 4 tools!

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

I would love to upgrade to a TKX 5-speed in my car. But like many people my age, I have a bunch of Muncie and BW-T10 stuff laying around here in good condition. (for now). I was picking them up in good used condition for never more than $100.00 a pop. A long tail might bring $150-200. Those days are long gone, of course. Once my current, fresh Muncie blows apart, I will seriously look at a 5-speed upgrade. I plan to drive my car several thousand miles a year now and run the Hot Rod Power Tour with it . That one event is over 1000 miles, typically. The ability to knock one apart with a pair of snap ring pliers, a 1/2" and 9/16" wrench and a hammer is still attractive to me. Not going to overhaul a TKX with 4 tools!

Completely understand. I have 3 spare muncies still laying around, one car still running one that isn't driven much. Back when they were cheap to buy they made sense. Spares I have would keep me alive a long time if I chose to keep running them. The last several years I've just geared more towards the 5 speeds as I found myself driving the cars more and more. I don't have to worry about breakage so much anymore either.

I just couldn't get over the $1500+ asking prices of the muncies currently at the swap yesterday, and that was just M-20 stuff. Some of the prices were even higher. They no longer make a lot of sense to me at those prices.