CHRIS_D

MY98 UK, 60k on clock.

i lost 3rd tonight, gearbox is coming out tomorrow and being stripped to check extent of damage (work being carried out by a friend of the family who happens to be a subaru rally car builder/specialist)

car is lightly modded (decat,dawes, induction & i'm thinking of an ECU remap (PE/Link???) in the near future) so no more than 300 bhp ever expected. it already has an AP organic, sti release bearing & lightened flywheel (fitted approx 10k ago).

I havn't spoken to the guy doing it yet (only just left the car at his workshop) so i thought i'd get some advice from here as well

Is it worth replacing the shafts/cogs with UK OEM parts or something else whilst its appart (im looking at cheap options here BTW)

cheers
chris

john banks

At 300 BHP I would suggest just repairing your present box with standard parts. If you need more get an STi box - five or six speed as they seem to stand up better.

CHRIS_D

cheers john

is the 98 box still ok though, been doin countless searching and the 98 box seems to have a bad reputation

oh well, will see tomorrow, hopefully as its a rally car workshop a spare group N one might fall into mine

chris

harvey

iTrader: (48)

The later STi 6 box has heavier webs on the box casing and therefore allows less flex under power I guess. Anyway they seem to stand up pretty well. Possum kits and the other offerings are expensive and dog kits are not designed for high road mileage and completely spoil an every day car once the novelty of the transmission noise has gone.
A re-build by a competant builder may be the best option.