What should I be looking at paying for a gearbox for a series 2? Im looking for one now and there are various boxes on ebay but the range in value so much.

 

bepends what spec box you want mate..what bhp and torque is your engine running?box could range from £50 for a old dogger to £1500 for a top spec one.

 

Its a fairly standard car with a diesel box, i would prefer to put a standard box in while the engine is out for rebuild.

 

There's also the option to just buy an LSD from Guaiffe or Gripper at ~550£ and install it to the Diesel box. The result will be far better and worth more than any S2 gearbox with the standard viscous LSD.

 

So the diesel box is better than a S2 box? or is it just the LSD that's the difference?

 

NO NO NO NO NO

The diesel box aint stronger than the standard S2 box

only the gearing are diffrent and LSD

 

So why would putting an lsd in a diesel box make it far better then any S2 box?

 

buy mine 4 100

 

He was saying if you put a LSD from Guaiffe or Gripper in it will be far better.

 

I see what he was getting at what i'm trying to establish is which gearbox is actually better. Why not just put the LSD from Guaiffe or Gripper in a S2 box?

 

i got a slipper s2 box 4 sale 100 quid

 

Neither is better just depends what ratio you prefer. TBH all the BC gearbox's are weak and wont take too much abuse (well hard launch's really).

 

Ah ha thanks for the info, I wasn't trying to be obtuse just wanted an understanding of the difference.
I take it by BC gearboxes you refer to the type used on cvh engines? is there an alternative?

 

Yep the 6 speed from a zetec can be made to fit. Or just get an S2 box from a good company i got a stage 3 from GearTorque.

 

Thats ok mate everyone on her likes to take things the wong way lol
Yes BC boxes are what is fitted to mk3/4 escorts, there a a few alternatives all that require some modding of the chasis I believe, MTX75 etc.. not looked into it myself.
Or if you have deep pockets you can buy a stage 2+ BC box from CTS that should last forever.
http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/psgearboxes.html

 

How much does the stage 2+ from cts cost, my stage 3 from geartorque was around £1300

 

Cool thanks mate. I don't have very deep pockets at the minute but when I go back to sea there will be four months without ebay and what not so will have a massive hole being burnt into my pocket!

6-speed from a zetec? that sounds pretty swish, they take alot of work to fit then?

 

if anyone has an origional box for sale let me know, as near to cumbria as possible

 

Dont know just have a mate with one.

 

http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/psgearboxes.html