Rear main seal is shot, bottom end is a bit noisey, input shaft seal is very worn and leaks like a bastard. Has some amount of induction noise and screams like cunt at full chat.
Was speaking to an engineer today who has his own engineering shop and he has highly recommended these rods. Might have slated these in a old thread once...
Sure ive seen someone had one of them before. Might be a task getting a hold of one right enough. And if theyve stopped doing some starlet syncros then guess they'll be stopping doing other toyota syncros too.
Its personal preference. There are a lot worse / less important / pointless parts to be spending money on. An adjustable FPR can be pretty key when setting up a wideband.