S5D vs Fortin FRS5

[RodSmith32]

I am looking to upgrade my transaxle and looking for input on the pros and cons of a S5D vs the Fortin FRS5. I have a large 4 seat car with a supercharged LS2. I currently have a Fortin wide gear 4 speed. I understand the FRS5 is pretty close to plug and play but the S5D is substantially cheaper. What do the experts say?

 

[Funco4JM]

I have the FRS4 and it's noisy... But it works awesome, shifts smoothly, and holds up to a fairly high amount of power. The main drawback is the cost of repair. Gears (especially the R&P) and parts are very expensive. Mine went 7 years before a full rebuild.

 

[Reece Pettersen]

I am looking to upgrade my transaxle and looking for input on the pros and cons of a S5D vs the Fortin FRS5. I have a large 4 seat car with a supercharged LS2. I currently have a Fortin wide gear 4 speed. I understand the FRS5 is pretty close to plug and play but the S5D is substantially cheaper. What do the experts say?

I would consider this FRS5. Plug and play option is very nice! I had no issues with the FRS5 i had in a prior class 1 car.

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[DarkSide]

I am looking to upgrade my transaxle and looking for input on the pros and cons of a S5D vs the Fortin FRS5. I have a large 4 seat car with a supercharged LS2. I currently have a Fortin wide gear 4 speed. I understand the FRS5 is pretty close to plug and play but the S5D is substantially cheaper. What do the experts say?

Curious, are you changing over for the 5th gear, the sequential shifting, or to handle more power? I have the Fortin 4 speed H-pattern now, I know they're pretty tough.