the cost of the FM221 gearbox i'm using is roughly 900-1k,depends on wat kinda price the chop shop fella is quoting u lo,maybe depends on how well u know him also lo,frens got fren's price one ma,hehe
if i've not mistake gti n putra is using FM211,if i din get the numbers mixed up la
n yes,the ratio is shorter than the one i am using,cuz i've tried it on my fren's gsr b4,he's using tht FM211 1.8 gearbox cuz the half cut he bought was an auto one,then traded in the gearbox for the 1.8 manual 2 wheel g/box
again if i'm not mistaken,FM222 is the 1.6 manual 2 wheel g/box,cuz last time i was using this g/box on my gsr,thts y i said i've nv used a 4wd locked 2 wheel g/box b4.don ask me y la,long long story lo....the ratio is even shorter than the 1.8 one lo,revs finish damn fast,need to change gears more often lo,n on highway cruising its not so nice to drive la,the 4th n 5th gear feels almost the same,since the ratio runs out very fast
juz my 2 cents,hope it helps