Best gearbox upgrade for my 320bhp UK 2000?
21 October 2014, 03:35 AM
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Best gearbox upgrade for my 320bhp UK 2000?
Ok, so the engines finished, just had it mapped and she's running about 320bhp.
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
21 October 2014, 07:54 PM
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Ok, so the engines finished, just had it mapped and she's running about 320bhp.
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
21 October 2014, 09:53 PM
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Ok, so the engines finished, just had it mapped and she's running about 320bhp.
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
28 kg heavier though and about 15bhp more power lost through transmission.....however they appear to be bombproof.. thats the tradeoff.. Get a 6 speed
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21 October 2014, 10:15 PM
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My classic RA Box was great im running 320bhp as well... Turbo always spooling nicely through the gears.. fantastic... nailed you back in the seat. Top end drove me potty though... 70 Mph at 4000rpm... When first gear synchro failed fitted a TY752 STI box with longer ratios ... still fun and better on motorway... Not as much fun as the RA box though. Now got a 6 speed box.. Same ratios as the RA but with the long sixth for the cruise..
28 kg heavier though and about 15bhp more power lost through transmission.....however they appear to be bombproof.. thats the tradeoff.. Get a 6 speed
28 kg heavier though and about 15bhp more power lost through transmission.....however they appear to be bombproof.. thats the tradeoff.. Get a 6 speed
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21 October 2014, 11:12 PM
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My classic RA Box was great im running 320bhp as well... Turbo always spooling nicely through the gears.. fantastic... nailed you back in the seat. Top end drove me potty though... 70 Mph at 4000rpm... When first gear synchro failed fitted a TY752 STI box with longer ratios ... still fun and better on motorway... Not as much fun as the RA box though. Now got a 6 speed box.. Same ratios as the RA but with the long sixth for the cruise..
28 kg heavier though and about 15bhp more power lost through transmission.....however they appear to be bombproof.. thats the tradeoff.. Get a 6 speed
28 kg heavier though and about 15bhp more power lost through transmission.....however they appear to be bombproof.. thats the tradeoff.. Get a 6 speed
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21 October 2014, 11:49 PM
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Ok, so the engines finished, just had it mapped and she's running about 320bhp.
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
Going up the cogs from 1st through to 4th she pulls like a f***ing train, could'nt be happier, but as soon as you get into 5th??? well, i wish i hadnt wasted the fuel!!
5th gear is so long in these boxes it ruins the whole thing.
so, my question is, what gearbox can i fit straight on that will make a real difference?
22 October 2014, 12:01 AM
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Is this a straight swap over with no messing around?
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