little bram

hi am looking to fit an rs2000 box and wanted to no how much bhp and torque can they tak
and also if i was to fit 1 then what flywheel and clutch wud i put on cos i still hav a cvh
thanks if you can help

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

I plan to sell my box of MTX odd's/end's soon. There is a shifter (worn but OK to get things running), bits and pieces of mounts, clutch cable, release arm, cover plate and my template driveshaft (so it can be test fitted, then used to get a proper one made).

Not sure if that will be any use to you. I'll add it to the For Sale section once I get a chance.

little bram

ok mate thanks. no1 knows about this then
what flywheel did u use christian

Tank Mike

im running 270bhp through a mtx75 from a 2l focus and it seems to be fine.

little bram

you still running a cvh mate. am running about that and am still on a standard box but now its making some funny noises and dont think its going to last long even if i rebuild it

Tank Mike

No mate, im on a focus rs engine (zetec turbo) in a transit connect

studabear

oddkidd creations can supply everything needed for mtx conversion

crazycage

but only if you want to use a wanky old rs2000 box tho.

project rs

you want to see if you can find a front mount focus box

crazycage

some of the mondeo boxes are front starter.

little bram

so is rs2000 box is shit then. want box is gud a focus box. i know the rs and the st boxs are gud but are hard to get hold of. are ther meny peaple fitin this to cvh's
thank's for the help ppl

jackaroo685

iTrader: (1)

You can't fit any gearbox with a rear starter motor to cvh i've found. The draw backs to an RS2000 box is the mounts are orchward, rod selector is fiddly and doesn't feel as good as cable and you can't fit a focus rs clutch in the bell housing so your really limited on choice of clutch. But there you go, all MTX boxes have pro's and con's, you've got to choose what suits the car.

wul young

hi ive tryd several types boxes,old s1 was runnin 280@wheels,fitted totaly standard mtx from mk5 rs 2000,also used flywheel from same car,and helix paddle clutch. reason being,to see what it could cope with,and i done 500+miles hard miles and i abused it,and i couldnt brake it,broke shaft though.

but after doing 6 speed gatrac mod,its actually easier conversionin my opinion. and as said above cable change is much better which is standard on 6speed.???????
decisions decisions m8.
Wul.

jackaroo685

iTrader: (1)

RS2000 box has got to be the hardest to physically fit, even more so in a mk4. But you save on being able to use orginal clutch and speedo cable.
How did you get on with the helix clutch Wul? What sort of money are they? was that on a 2.0 flywheel or 1.8? cheers

wul young

standard clutch as in rs 2000 or escort rs item,cause its not possible to use standard clutch from escort rst as main layshaf spline is totally different,also mk 5 escort flywheel 2.0 or 1.8 are the same,240mm.had to run helix paddle just due to poweer it had to cope with,was not very user friendly but wasnt to bad.it was approx 350 for full kit.

little bram

that sound good to me. what drive shaft did you use mate
Good bhp at the wheels for a cvh must have being a gud spec

wul young

wasnt cvh,was 2.1zvh,made drive shafts myself,took 4 months in total,start to finish,made and fabricated everything myself,due to i think i was 1 of first to do it,therefore had nothn to go by was just case of trial/error,only thing i bought was clutch.
was well worth effort though!!!!!!!

Twiddle

Where are you guys getting the drive shafts from, i understand they are custom made and just wanted a contact and ruff price to consider. Going for the Focus RS box in my S2 as practically a full Focus RS engine conversion.

Have asked oddkidd before about their conversion but they don't seem interested in just supplying the drive shafts

crazycage

i made mine

Twiddle

did you just cut and shut em, sounds easier than it is, i guess you are some kinda welder or metal working guru???

You should make some more ... sounds like there is plenty of us out there who need em and would pay a few quid to some one in the know.