Posted by Glen
on 4/24/2009, 5:17 pm, in reply to "Opinions wanted! 4speed OD vs. 5 speed conversion"
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From a practical standpoint, a conversion makes the most sense.
Personally I think TR gearboxes should say "stanpart" on them but keeping these things alive is getting difficult, especially if you use it real hard. Some spares are hard to find, and quality is a big issue when it comes to gearbox & overdrive parts.
If your box isn't too trashed, it may be worth saving.
There is also the option of getting a rebuilt unit from one of the suppliers.
O/D is nice to have, and works well as an intermediate gear between third & top. Although it doesn't provide a huge ratio difference between 3 & 4, it saves a manual gearchange, for those short upshifts to top.
JMHO
Glen
--Previous Message--
: Hi...I have a vincent hurricane based on
: a GT6. The engine is 2litre straight
: six and gearbox i think is the d-type 4
: speed OD from the original. My current
: problem is that the syncro on 2nd has
: gone and it keeps popping out of gear
: along with many other performance
: issues with the box. So my choices are
: to get a full recon on the original box
: which means I would get to keep the OD
: and historic accuracy of the car
: (though bearing in mind it is
: effectively a kit-car based on the
: Hurricane conversion years ago!!) or I
: put in the stronger Type 9 gearbox used
: in the ford sierra and capri...which is
: a common conversion for gt6 and gives a
: 5speed transmission in place of the
: OD...
:
: The type 9 seems the obvious option in
: terms of performance, noise,
: durability, fuel consumption etc, yet
: part of me loves the excitement of
: driving with the OD!! Am I being
: irrational, should I go with the type
: 9?? does anyone have any experience of
: either? I dont want to miss out if the
: type 9 is so much better, but i dont
: want regrets either after spending so
: much on the conversion!!
:
: Thanks...
:
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