Originally Posted by
2ndGear
yes it will fit into series one, two, fiesta st, puma etc etc rod change or cable the choice is yours.
Rob_DOHC, the b5 box started life a a 950 fiesta pop box. if in your 'IMO' you think there is nothing you can do to a bc or ib5 box that will make it stronger very well but this box is. there is no point of me putting down every detail for people then to go to other companies to get them to copy the idea that is why i am being careful on what to and not to say.
There is a demand for a decent box that can be fitted, forgotten about and take abuse
JUST WAIT AND SEE ........
Im sure there is a demand mate, but not at the preliminary price of 2500, you will have to directly compete with CTS's current price range (whether or not this box is better) to have a reasonable demand.
Adding extra strengthening ribs is all very well etctec, the bc and IB5 boxes were designed in an era when computer modelling wasn't the norm. Ford will have spent well over the entire design budget of the BC box just computer modelling and stress analysing the casing of the MTX75. And seing as no small company in Britain (how ever sad it is) has the capability to allocate an entire research team and several million pounds to gearbox case design let alone gear design unfortunately this box inherently will not beat an mtx75 on both cost and durability grounds.
Admittedly the mtx75 will have been built to a cost, however there are plenty of companies out there who make uprated components for MT75 series gearboxes.
I genuinely hope i will be proven wrong.... As i am all for small UK firms flying the flag...
Rob,