gearbox needed .....needs to hold 600bhp!!!!!
11-09-2004, 01:44 PM
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gearbox needed .....needs to hold 600bhp!!!!!
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
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any help would be very much appreciated, ie ph no of guys who could help
dave
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 scenarioany help would be very much appreciated, ie ph no of guys who could help
dave
11-09-2004, 01:56 PM
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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 
, 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
11-09-2004, 02:05 PM
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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 #
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 #
11-09-2004, 02:21 PM
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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
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
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11-09-2004, 02:30 PM
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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
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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
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11-09-2004, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
no, kev sharp has a ffd 7 speeder if i recall correctly ??
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11-09-2004, 02:39 PM
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Sean B had a R&D box didn't he, and said they are a useless company
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but why is R&D a shit company
11-09-2004, 02:47 PM
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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
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
11-09-2004, 03:34 PM
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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
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
11-09-2004, 03:42 PM
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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
oh and striaght cut boxes sound mint on a 'toy' for blats and track days like mine!
11-09-2004, 03:44 PM
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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
11-09-2004, 03:48 PM
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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! 
11-09-2004, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by wimwerf
Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp
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11-09-2004, 09:02 PM
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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!
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!
11-09-2004, 09:03 PM
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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.
11-09-2004, 09:07 PM
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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??
I have been wondering about them for a while now. Doesnt Mark Shead have a load in stock or on order or something??
11-09-2004, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by wimwerf
Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp
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They are well known world-wide for their superb tractors....seen on farms everywhere............Company is over about 50 old!
11-09-2004, 09:12 PM
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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
They are still a synchro box and so are not exactly fast changing but are VERY VERY strong, which is nice
11-09-2004, 09:17 PM
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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
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