Problem with American Powertrain

[fastrods]

Unfortunately, I am not alone. I have found several other undesirable posts regarding APT. The more I search, the more I find. It seems the crossmember they sell with this kit is advertised as a complete bolt-in with no tunnel mods necessary, something I questioned when I was ordering and was reassured it would bolt in with no tunnel mods. What I found on some of the forums is the crossmember itself does not "fit" too well and the driveline angle is off. I guess if you mount the tranny low enough, they are not lying about no tunnel mods, they just forget to mention you will have some nice vibrations due to your tranny/rear end mismatch!
Also seems like there are major leak issues with their white lightning shifter, perhaps that is why they have never shipped me mine! Would be nice to get an honest answer instead of being told it is being shipped today every time I called.

I did speak with Hurst, they seem to be pretty good and pretty honest. They do say the tunnel will need modified with their crossmember, something I thought would be necessary with anyone's crossmember.

I also spoke with Spraker about the LGT 700 tranny. It is a 5 speed with similar torque specs in a smaller case, so it should bolt right in and will work with factory or Lakewood bellhousings. The only drawback for me is the 12 week lead time to get one of their trannys.

I am really in a bind, I have to wait to see what happens with my credit card dispute before I order another transmission from someone else. They are waiting for a response from APT, so my credit will not be final until they respond. It is a shame it came to this, but I now know they are one of those companies that cannot be trusted, too bad I learned the hard way!

I never have heard back from them and obviously never received the rest of my order!