hi folks,
can anyone help me out, im currently at 537bhp and need another gearbox to hold 600bhp plus, can i put stronger internals in mine or does anyone have one out there to suit????, should this post be in a differnet area, sorry to the moderators if it does , just not to well up on this computer scenario

any help would be very much appreciated, ie ph no of guys who could help

dave

 

What car is it for mate, would help

 

4 wheel drive?

2 wheel drive?

 

sorry guys, that was dumb of me, its a 93 escort cosworth, its running 8x greens and T4 at the moment, the gearbox we put in it has upgraded internals, dont ask me what , i havent a clue , we're going with a bigger turbo and nitrous so the gearbox would be an obvious weak point, i m coming to uk next week with it so need to get box sorted, again apologies and any help would be met with a nights drinking

 

you could buy an R&D gearbox. lot of money with a lot of noise from the box.

cheers

 

zoo / reyland do a Skyline gearbox conversion.. point of contacts

martin hadland / porkie / sean bicknell on this bb


another company is doughty engineering.

Doughty Precision Engineering
115 Sherbrooke Road, Daybrook, Nottingham, NG5 6AR
T: 0115 926 2073 #

 

hi wimwerf, r&d gearbox????, any details or numbers would be great, thank you

dave esccos, thanks for that skin, just posted another query asking them to help me,

again thanks and keep on coming back guys , i need your help

dave

 

hi D-sport,

the only thing i know about this box is it is straight cut, 6 speed, very expensive and very noisy.

i know kevin sharp has one in his 600bhp escos and the turbinator has one.

there both members of passion ford.

its not much help but thats i only know

cheers

 

no, kev sharp has a ffd 7 speeder if i recall correctly ??

 

Same as Gareth Lloyds?

 

ok, then he had a R&D box. he was once in the mag. and in the story was written R&D 6speed box.

cheers

 

Sean B had a R&D box didn't he, and said they are a useless company

 

ok.....but there are more companies. quaife for example.

cheers

but why is R&D a shit company

 

best ask him

 

thanks wimwerf, thats very much appreciated,

back to the top

 

kev did buy a r+d box but sold it on before even running it after sean smashed his to pieces for the 2nd time, he bought a ffd like gareth lloyd and scotty have which remains unbroken

sean said r+d were useless in terms of customer service and the product itself. seans box smashed 6th gear to bits which took all the box with it, and he said he didnt even hit 6th gear on track

 

could sumone give me some info on this ffd gearbox please???

 

ffd box, ur looking at 12k for the box, plus fitting, plus clutch conversion

contact dewitts race and rally. they will sell u the box

 

i did have an R&D 6 speed but like matt says i sold it on before really running it as a 7 speed ffd box came up

d sport if you are using your car as a regular road car i would advise against an ffd box, but if its mostly trackdays and the like its superb i have had no probs with mine other than a replacement dog ring (which was my fault for duffing a downshift

 

why no good on a road car? what happens differently with a dog box compared to normal one? is it a pain in traffic or something, do you have to double declutch?

oh and striaght cut boxes sound mint on a 'toy' for blats and track days like mine!

 

someone posted last week about sweedish gears. about 2k i think. heard good reports about doughty gears as well - didnt spadge have one for sale recently

 

pgt....i did over 1000 road miles with mine to run in the new engine...i,m not saying they cant be used on the road but if you are in traffic or doing a lot of stop start driving they are not very nice to drive IMO plus its a waste of a proper motorsport box being used in a shopping trolley!

 

Sory for crashing the thread but was does 'FFD' stand for?

 

FF Developments

 

thanks kev, wots the cost on one o those????

 

i think you will pay around 9k + vat for a fresh one with a new gearset plus you need props,hydraulic clutch conversion, dry sump tank, etc etc

The R&D 6 speed box is about 5k +vat

 

 

but Kev....what does FF means.

cheers

 

Ferguson Fucks (your bank Balance)

 

Still i'd rather that than have to deal with "Roger the Dodger" ever again

 

 

R+D stands for Roger the Dodger (the company logo lookes like "RTD").

I also had an R+D gearbox, a 5 speed syncro based gearkit for the MT75, cost Ł3k, took them 2.5 months to build it when he told me it would be done in 2 weeks (siad all the bits were in stock), biggest pile of shite i have ever had the misfortune of using, it went back to them twice in the space of 6 months as it was binding (car would lunge forward when starting the car in neutral!), and crunched like hell on gearchanges, and the customer service is just non-exstant, you can't even get to talk to him 99% of the time (hence the nickname). I would NEVER use R+D for ANYTHING, EVER!

 

Wim, Roger the dodger owns and runs R&D. He is not well thought of or liked by a few people.... although to be fair the 6 speed boc took Martins 600bhp and Bruce had no real problems either. and for the money, its pretty good. Kevs box and the Skyline conversion that Sean and Wes have is the NUTS though. Fixit boxes are also SILLY stong apparently, Ranj and Mike are going to use these.

 

who's he wes - is he the 'R' of R&D?

 

see above!

 

Does anyone have any info on those fixit gearboxes???

I have been wondering about them for a while now. Doesnt Mark Shead have a load in stock or on order or something??

 

pmsl

 

Ferguson Formula....actually the same company that make the tractors.....

They are well known world-wide for their superb tractors....seen on farms everywhere............Company is over about 50 old!

 

Mark has a load on order and will soon be the official Uk supplier I think They are still a synchro box and so are not exactly fast changing but are VERY VERY strong, which is nice

 

I have a few Fixit kits on order when they turn up I dont know, I will not be selling them as Fixit has his head up his arse and I will not be waiting years for any kits or parts it aint worth the grief.

Mark