Hi,
Is the standard gearbox up to the power of a fast road 1293 or 1380??
Cheers
Paul
Gearbox strength
Started by
ludsonline
, Feb 04 2007 10:38 AM
6 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 04 February 2007 - 10:38 AM
#2
Posted 04 February 2007 - 10:40 AM
Yes but the time between rebuilds will depends on how you drive it!
#3
Posted 04 February 2007 - 10:50 AM
However, I would suggest atleast upgrading the diff pin, and rebuilding it before you use it to make sure it's in tip-top condition to start with. No point putting a nearly bust gearbox on your new engine
#4
Posted 04 February 2007 - 11:15 AM
Is the Metro MG box any stronger or is it the same??
#5
Posted 04 February 2007 - 11:40 AM
same gearbox, the MG variety is no stronger than one in a 998... and to be honest would have had a harder life than one in a 998...
#6
Posted 04 February 2007 - 11:52 AM
Standard gearboxes are good for about 100bhp maybe a little more... its the drop gears that give u grief...if u have an engine with alot of power i'd change to some roller bearing s/c drops.
#7
Posted 04 February 2007 - 12:39 PM
Standard gearboxes are good for about 100bhp maybe a little more... its the drop gears that give u grief...if u have an engine with alot of power i'd change to some roller bearing s/c drops.
Mine is fitted with 1:1 S/C drop gears at the moment so should be ok. A old couple had the car before me so it did not have a hard life around 400 - 500 miles a year in the last six years and 43,000 in all.
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