Passon 5-speed

McLeod started running their traps about a 5 speed that was in prototype, which sort of forced these guys to tell the world about their product, way ahead of time.

To no surprise, McLeod's 5 speed IDEA tanked and has not been progressed on since.

If you want to blame anyone for jumping the gun and being lazy, it's them.

This will be a great product. The last I heared was that it was just a reverse gear modification they made and were waiting on parts. That doesn't sound like a huge hurdle for the total end result.

Yeah it sucks that it was announced, more than anything, but it seems like they did it for a reason that is now moot, which is unfortunate.

I had some interest in this transmission when it was announced, because of the gear ratio in it. It would work great in a driver where fuel economy was a concern, but I don't think that's the idea with this trans, considering the cost and it's application has no concern over economy at all. It's all performance oriented and out of my budget, but it's still a great product that just needs completion.