Ive got a funny feeling my gearbox is about go and might consider fitting a diesel box is there any downside to this, or anybody done it before, ive only heard a few rumours.

 

I'll have your old one off you for £2.50 cos its been ragged a bit.

 

Ya silly sausage, dont need to rag it to blow u away in your flymo put put.

 

Flymo's still running good. I Still want to put an engine on a wheelie bin. Think it would be cool.

 

diesel box is good.will be quicker off the mark.disadvantage it wont have the slipper unit in it

 

the downside is its no better, they have slightly longer gear ratios but are no stronger and u will have no lsd, get urself a proper box which will last from www.gearboxman.co.uk i went through 2 std and derv box in 3 months had a berine box for nearly a year and had no probs wish i bought it before going the cheap route of second hand boxes

 

Have to agree with sm

I bought my S2 which had aparantly been fitted with a strangthned box (NOT from gearboxman). This lasted a month, got another standard box and this lasted about the same as the last one.

Bought a box form Gearboxman and not had any problems what so ever in a 18 months

 

as above

 

had diesle box in mine for 6months and its starting to go. After xmas im off to gearboxman

 

Nice one guys cheers for your help.

 

costs of gearboxes?

standard and uprated ones?

ive got an S2 RS turbo sat in my garage with a 1.9 bottom end and a shit load of power... 264 horses of it and its missing a gearbox! what would people suggest?

its eaten thru 3 1.8 diesel boxes, 2 standard RS boxes and a 1.3 box in less than 18 months b4 i got it. cheers

 

Good question coz im looking for a strenthend box for mine and would like to know some prices

 

I think the stage 1 gearbox's are £500 and the stage 2 with the ATb diff are £1k .

they seem expensive but are proper gearbox's not the normal crappy reconed units you see for sale!!

 

gearboxman mate... u have blown 6 boxes i 1½ year... thats a hell of alot work changin those boxes... buy one strong box, and thats it..