S5D vs Fortin FRS5

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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?
 
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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.
 
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RodSmith32 said:
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?
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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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RodSmith32 said:
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?
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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.
 
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Something to check I believe the SD5 has a bit wider CV cup face flange to flange distance than the fortin . It may require shorter axles.
Shorter axle means more cv angle / less travel .
 
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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.
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I am mainly looking to handle more power. My wide gear has been pretty good, lasted 5 years before a major repair. I actually prefer the traditional shifting pattern but understand the structural benefits of the sequential.
 
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If the FRS5 is a plug and play swap I would go that route. Fab and paint adds up quick. I would think the bigger r&p in the D box would move a lot of stuff up and back. That could throw the balance of your car off. I have had really good luck with Fortin trans and they shift the best out of all the transaxles. I know some of the big HP guys have complained about durability but they are running 35.5’s with 2k+ HP. I have a S5D in both of my cars but they started that way and for the money they are the best in my opinion. I have never broken one.
 
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