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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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yesterday...before the drag race i have made some test of the car....is the engine and gearkit still not good enough???

look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwlpurK9ahQ
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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fook me looks and and sounds well enough to me..
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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I'm ordering a gearbox very soon, just waiting to get my car back
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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sounds awesome; the gearbox's are very good value for money

i know Mark Shead is testing one at the moment in a customers car - be good to hear the results
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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hi...here on the drag strip...1/8 miles
0-100MPH 7 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0keygdo6IA
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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That looks mental
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:43 AM
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Beaten by a fiat tho tut tut

That must of had some engine in it !
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Originally Posted by steanlol
Beaten by a fiat tho tut tut

That must of had some engine in it !
was jsut about to say that haha
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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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
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First video is awesome, gearboxes look like they can take some pain, look like great value for £££
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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can this gearbox be built with a taller 5th gear? also how much would it cost all built up and shipped to england .thanks.
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What diffs and shafts are you using romain? And are you using a quickshift?
Can the box cope with quick gear change without doing the syncro's

thanks Marc
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Also I assume you are using an uprated centre vc?
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