Is the Ricardo still worth getting with the new Mendeola SDR Stage II offering. I know FF is pushing foward with the Mendeola and the Ricardo is favored for the SL-C. I'm not sure if this topic has been covered on this forum but I'm pretty sure I read that you had tested the Mendeola in the SL-C. Which is the better of the two and is there a big difference in cost and upkeep? I was under the impression that the Ricardo box was discontinued with the Ford GT and the ones available from dabsolutions were all refurbs. Seeing that the new Venom GT is also using the Ricardo I may be wrong.
I'm not sure what you timeline is, but it's unknown when the Stage II will be available. When I spoke to Mendeola in the beginning of winter, they told me 99% of the parts were available for such a box, but it only existed on paper at that time.
They were waiting for commitments from people to make it a reality. Understandable. However the price they were quoting at the time led me to favor the Ricardo. The gearing they had in mind didn't suit what I wanted for my build (5speed, 3.90 r&p, .7x 5th iirc) either. It would be nice to use an off the shelf GM clutch though. So many good options available.