Yeah I agree, some deposit has to come. I remember reading about 1-2yrs ago he was having problems with production quality and had to change manufacturers (hearsay)...that being said, I can understand a wait time like this because he's not a "tremec" facility...he's a guy that has a small shop (comparitively) and is changing the game by making something work without altering the car...it's a niche. As long as he's still getting the meat/potatoes from the 4spd stuff, the others will wait or not. Personally, I trade cars like candy bars (I usually make it 1yr before moving to another classic car) or I would invest in one, but that's just me.