HI m8's ,

i'm trying to form an opinion on which make i should be looking at as regards to
aftersales, quality, durability etc

can anyone express his views on these makes or is there any make that i missed out on??

your help is much appriciated as this is a very high expense and i would like to make sure that i buy the right thing for my escort

 

i think you will find people on here prefer bara ,seem to be reliable


cheers james

 

thanks james ...... Do bara have a website?

 

try pm ing marco polo off here i think he can give you the information you need

email address is bara @baramotorsports.com

cheers james

 

If you go for bara dont get the uprated shaft as these seem to be weaker than the standard size shaft and shear off.

 

i read an article that the first 10 shafts were to far hardend but they have improved the product now!

 

Bara is really good, make a phone call, organise a time and the job is done, perfect.

 

hi.... me feel the same way, I have nothing clear because there are many opinions, from what I read, say FIXIT is the best option for a car that is not racing, and who also use it in the street, but within FIXIT also ..... there are several options to see if we all left doubts among a greeting ....

 

Fixit website
http://www.fixittransmission.com/sv/...D=1&showpage=1

 

bara we use them for the racecars there spot on and very reliable as above if you need anymore info pm marco polo on here he can tell you anything you need to know

 

hi,

we have developed a 5 and 6 speed dogbox and a new 6 speed sequential gearbox....

soon available on our website

 

go for R&d mate ,speek to chris( Kalanc) or shaun with the black sierra the advent ,both of them have r&d and both cars are street cars running low 10s,gearchange is superb

 

I have run Dome,R&D and Bara boxes the R&D is not a nice box atal to use on the road unless you are drving hard then it comes into its own. The Bara box is a little loud but more than livable for a daily use car. The Dome semi straight cut was a nice useable box aswell had a little whine to it but i changed it when i went over 450 bhp.

 

Neil you are correct in what your saying ,but as hes from Malta there arnt any nice roads there and they all do the quarter mile probably twice a month,thats why i suggested r&d as for flat out shifting you cant beat it

 

When will you be supplying the gearkit for Mark Shead to test?

 

dog or syncro

is it for road or track?

 

hello,

both available

 

What power/torque are you going to be running as i have been running (well loosely speaking) the bara box for 2 years and the big week point is the standard main shaft as i have smashed 2 to bits the second one split the gear box casing all the way round lol i have also broken the input shaft, very good gear box in low boost,but in high boost ever time i have lauched i have broken it . My current set up does produce very high talk low down. Bara is a cracking bloke to deal with, but there are limitations on any gear kit designed to go into the ford casing. This may not be the best thing to post ,as at present the box is being rebuilt and then i am selling it.

 

hello,

my personal best test is 617bhp and 575lbft,we make very hard launch for drag races and with the first gear I have 1.8 bar of boost.Since today I have never broke the gearbox....the diffs its an other situation and problem.

here you have some videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlwjhSHrJiA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P_CV7-7Ruk


best regards

 

tomorrow i drive the escort in a drag race....will see what happen!!!

 

all boxes have there bad and good points... I think R&D have become a bit difficult for aftersales.... And just to let you know, one of the R&D's we have in Malta was no longer used as now he's using an SQS transmission on the escos.

LUDDE dog dox seems to be interested, speak to MIke he'll give you some feed back. as i think he had to run on his escort, and price wise is quite good

 

I am not an expert but I read a lot, and I think for everyday use FIXIT Ideally, they also have different relationships to see if anyone has mounted and gives us his opinion

 

I've driven with Fix-it for many years, and is pleaced with it. No problems so fare, but I know someone who has broken it. But whatever brand you buy, there's always someone who's got problems with it.

 

yesterday...before the drag race i have made some test of our car....is the engine and gearkit still not good enough???

look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwlpurK9ahQ

 

hi...here on the drag strip...1/8 miles
0-100MPH 7 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0keygdo6IA

 

hello,

here you have some videos of our 1/8 miles drag race of yestarday 28th Febbruary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5_5rth_A54

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRlCHbuJik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0h-32fNYKc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQL0mAvTyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RW5uIA6ggc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ego2Pl3dCxY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s3fDLodMRA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQxDgM4S60

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq54GiZWUR4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JJIuFFf88Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr-t7-saiZ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeBBcZLetpo


regards

Romain

 

Yes it's alright that it works in some races, but people wants to know if anybody have driven with the gearbox for maybe a couple of years. Not in one drag..

 

yes of course...many guys are not here on the forum...

 

You have told earlier that people from Norway and Sweden have bought this gearbox. There has been, and still is, threads both in Norway and Sweden about the gearbox, but nobody knows nothing about them..
The only one I know about, is one in Sweden who broke it.. But everything will break with the right/wrong driving

 

Any more info on these please Romain (5 and 6 speed dogbox and a new 6 speed sequential gearbox)

Pm if you like.

 

Dear MNT005 if you look a bit aroung the Halfar Race way you can notice a few things, There are 3 Bara/mullit boxes there and one of them, it was and still racing for 2 years now with very hard lounches and I am refering to the MNT004 escort cosworth and it's not noisey at all and you can drive it around Malta how much you like. IN MALTA THE ROADS ARE NOT ALL BAD!!!!!! ( for that guy from the midlands) The R&D box is very noisey and maybe is a bit better than the bara but it's more expensive as well. As a guy said it's for sale from Chris ( Kalanc). The fixit box is very hard to get hold on and as we tried to buy it but after 6 months still we didn't receive nothing so I say that the company is not to trust, Chris Kalanc bought it as well and he was riped!!! Now I am curious about the opplinger Boxes and would like to see somebody over the DRag strip with the quarter mile drag racing glue lounching it hard to see what it offers!!!

 

hello,

I have sold 2 gearboxes in Malta,you have not heard about it?

thanks

 

Why not get a skyline box and modd it.cheap to buy and take a lot of punishment.

if your lucky it comes with upgraded gearkit (mine did,400 £ from a breaker who didnt check).

 

hello,

for drag races and trackdys we have a dogbox kit




thanks

 

that looks very nice, the dog cuts look really good, and the dog selectors are separate, whats the price then in kit form ?

 

hello,

thank you very much,the kit cost 4000£

regards

 

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