19 replies to this topic

[mini-mad uk]

hey, rite im gunna be taking my mini of the roads for amonth to sort out all the stuff thats wrong with it and while its of i want to put a 5 speed gearbox in her for long distance jerneys to work but dunno where to find one, are these like chicken teeth?. i know that metro engines and gearboxes are simular to mini onces but because of the mini sharing it engine oil with gearbox im kinda stuck, do metro gearboxes share the oil or are the sepret, if sepret what gearbox can i use an where can i find one??? many thanx

[mini93]

you can get gear kits but there expensive, bungle has it in his

[bristolminimad]

i had a 5 speed box and you are looking over the 1k mark, if you can find the gear set and i think the casing needs to be altered, as for the metro gearbox if it's a a series then it will share the oil with the engine (same as the mini thats why so many people have metro engines)

[CanadianMiniFan]

Jack Knight sells complete kits...

[bristolminimad]

but i think they are having a few problems atm.... i was waiting 9 weeks for my drop gears

[mini93]

hope not, got a JKD gearbox being fitted just waiting on bearings lol

MED and alike can also supply these i think, probably a case of lookin around each of the special manufactures and checkin prices

[Big_Adam]

Prob be cheaper to either go for a modern engine refit or stick a diffrent final drive in the box.

Also, nice to see local person. Norwich, woo!

[nmt_oli]

im pretty sure youl find all A Series metros are 4 speed, the 5 speed metros being K series.

[mab01uk]

I have had a Minispares 5-speed syncro helical box in my road Mini for the past 6 or 7 years, not sure if they still sell it. Has a modified casting where the speedo drive goes, I think it was made by Trans-x?
Minisport also did their own version £1500-2000 at the time. Jack Knight even did a 6 speed but I think it was a racing dog box.

[M44K TS]

unsure what the final drive is in my 'box, but at 70, it sits around 3500rpm which i think is roughly the same as most other cars.

Am i right in thinking the final drive is the cheapest way of reducing the engine revs at higher speed?

[Ethel]

bigger tyres would be easier.

[Bungle]

i have a jack knight 5-speed syncro helical box it cost me £1200 about 7 years ago

at the time minispares and minisport were both making their own

[Guess-Works.com]

5 speed boxes are available, and as above, not cheap... with the exception of one gearkit ( think is was quaife 5 speed dog box ) the case needs modification and a new speedo housing.

The alsternative is to change the final drive ratio, which is obviously a lot cheaper

[Mini_Magic]

Would have thought it would be easier and cheaper to fit a Metro K-Series.

[mini-mad uk]

well i dont realy want to change the apperance of my car with bigger wheels ect

Edited by mini-mad uk, 19 July 2007 - 09:56 AM.