Steve,
I'll have to say one thing, I don't think some of the newer Manuals hold up as good as the old ones. Being that newer trucks are a whole new thing for me (my knowledge is basically from '72 and back. I know a little about '73 to '87 Chevys and hardly anything about '88 and up Chevys), I contacted a friend who specializes in '88 to '98? Chevy and GMC trucks. He told me that some of the light duty 4-Speeds trans don't hold up too good.
I sure do like the old SM 420 and SM 465 trans as far as durability goes. It seems like you could wear out 2 or 3 trucks with the same trans. Only wish they had one with an Overdrive and maybe the gears spaced a little differently.
Bill
