Supercharged Sierra
12 February 2006, 09:50 AM
#31
Scooby Regular
Originally Posted by paulpalmer
I've got the standard box on mine still and mine oversteers really really well. At Bruntingthorpe in the wet I was getting big power oversteer in the wet in 2nd 
When that goes pop I'll uprate it 
When that goes pop I'll uprate it 
The Sierra always steps straight away into a nice slide, then the transfer box wakes up and sends a bit of grunt forwards helping you to hold it
Of course the big fat torque band helps tooMy gearbox went stuck in traffic, the bearing in 3rd gear disintegrated
According to the head of my local dealer's service department they have a bit of a problem with the exhaust boiling the 'box oil if the car's stood still for any length of time. Took 79k miles for mine to do it though
12 February 2006, 10:53 PM
#33
Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
The front diff & driveshaft assembly is no different between an XR4x4 & a Cossie
I was Just pointing out that it is messy when it does let go - anyone following watch out for that oil slick 
- Note "drivetrain", not "driveshaft" - as the Gearbox is different though - as my cousin found out when he bought a Cossie 4x4 with a "rebuilt" box which turned out to be a bodged XR4x4 unit. 380bhp on a cossy box is bad enough The only saving grace for his gearbox was the slipping clutch lol
Last edited by ALi-B; 12 February 2006 at 11:01 PM.
13 February 2006, 03:16 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
I know - if you want to be picky why not include the Scopio 4x4 too? I was Just pointing out that it is messy when it does let go - anyone following watch out for that oil slick - Note "drivetrain", not "driveshaft" - as the Gearbox is different though - as my cousin found out when he bought a Cossie 4x4 with a "rebuilt" box which turned out to be a bodged XR4x4 unit. 380bhp on a cossy box is bad enough
The only saving grace for his gearbox was the slipping clutch lol
I was Just pointing out that it is messy when it does let go - anyone following watch out for that oil slick - Note "drivetrain", not "driveshaft" - as the Gearbox is different though - as my cousin found out when he bought a Cossie 4x4 with a "rebuilt" box which turned out to be a bodged XR4x4 unit. 380bhp on a cossy box is bad enough The only saving grace for his gearbox was the slipping clutch lol
The oil heamorrages were design features, the leaking oil is thrown all over the chassis by the rotating bits and this stops the floor from rusting away. This in turn meant that Ford could skimp on the underbody sealerOn a serious note, the gearbox thing was a known problem right from the beginning, that's why the 4x4 Cossie was so long in reaching the showrooms. You can stick more power through an XR box provided you've had it rebuilt properly with decent (i.e: non-ford) components
Plus you can't beat dragging a gear lever half the length of a car's cabin just to get your car into neutral
14 February 2006, 02:44 PM
#36
Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
Fool! Don't you know anything? The oil heamorrages were design features, the leaking oil is thrown all over the chassis by the rotating bits and this stops the floor from rusting away. This in turn meant that Ford could skimp on the underbody sealer
The oil heamorrages were design features, the leaking oil is thrown all over the chassis by the rotating bits and this stops the floor from rusting away. This in turn meant that Ford could skimp on the underbody sealerI employ a similar system on my Land Rover....unintentionally
14 February 2006, 04:22 PM
#37
Scooby Regular
Originally Posted by ALi-B
Ahh, nothing beats Ford's ingenuity with their chassis corrosion protection system.
I employ a similar system on my Land Rover....unintentionally
I employ a similar system on my Land Rover....unintentionally
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