first off, the hopes of it fitting under a stock floor are not happening as far as i can see....they havent even tested to see if it would fit before they made that statement, they just did assuming because the case was the same imo
also, it doesnt seem anyone can get a straight answer about where its made...some were told asia, some US from Red himself...not too sure anymore...
when it was released at sema there was little to no R&D on it as far as i know...i hope it is a good tranny, but if it really holds up to 800lb of torque with synchros and helical cut gears, then jerico, gforce and liberty will go out of business VERY fast lol