probably because he read on the internet that SR trannys were any different/stronger, besides a negligible difference ratio in 5th, they're the exact same trannys.

hell, i'm picking up a KA tranny with the bellhousing already taken of for $50, don't need it, but it's a hellaspare. feel free to spend another $100 on a tranny that's just as old, and most likely, just as abused, if not more so.