ok, iv got a s2 rs turbo, and my gearbox has blown. as a temp replacement due to low funds im just goin to thrown on any old box to get me around, and then replace with an lsd item as and wen i can afford it.

my question is this. im hearing all kinds of old wives tales that diesel boxes r spose to b stronger and all this, and that the RS boxes off the s1 and s2 and the fez rs r stronger. but whilst reading through some technical specs and checking part numbers with ford, it doesnt seem that there is much difference in the internals of the box other than clearly the s2 box has an lsd and the boxes have differing ratios. are there actually any strength differences in the boxes themselves? if not im assuming sumthing like a fiesta rs box wud b the same strength and an xr type box, just with different ratios??

i ask because i can acquire a temp replacement box, a standard 5 speed cvh box, possibly an xr3i item, for 50 quid with a month gaurantee, just wondering if it is significantly weaker than an RS item or if it just lacks an lsd.

any info on this would b greatly appreciated, and it could dispell the long time myth of exactly how much beta if at all the diesel box is