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Old 10-10-2004, 08:19 PM
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What have all you 200+BHP guys done to your gearbox ?

The standard gearbox wont handle 200+BHP right ?!
Old 10-10-2004, 08:22 PM
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I hope it does
Old 10-10-2004, 08:26 PM
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Stg 1 Bernie box....
Old 10-10-2004, 08:30 PM
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TBH ive never blown a RST box , my current engine is an exception as i have got a bernie box , ( dont expect the standard one to take 300+ )

Have had standard to 220BHP RST's and never had a prob with the box .
Old 10-10-2004, 08:31 PM
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Mine handles 230 bhp no probs,just don't boot it in 1st and 2nd.
Old 10-10-2004, 08:49 PM
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IB5 type layshaft bearing seems to help.
Old 10-10-2004, 08:51 PM
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Got a stage 2 Bernie Box in mine.
Handles the power very well
Old 10-10-2004, 08:52 PM
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mines still on a standard box as far as i know

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Old 10-10-2004, 08:54 PM
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How much r the Bernie Box ?
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How much r the Bernie Box ?
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Originally Posted by 1900cvh
How much r the Bernie Box ?
depends on the spec of the box i think mate because of some many variations

drop him a pm, hes called gearboxman on here i think, or else he has a advert at the top

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sjoyce666,
cheers mate
Old 10-10-2004, 08:57 PM
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mine handles 200bhp no probs
Old 10-10-2004, 08:58 PM
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BARRY EVANS,
Hi mate wot the spec on your box's & the rough price mate ?
Old 10-10-2004, 09:02 PM
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Mines standard, with 320 lbs/ft torque!
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1900 cvh

i forgot to say mine is standard mate i have no probs with it at all and its running on 17 psi
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Originally Posted by ksa74f/231bhp
Mine handles 230 bhp no probs,just don't boot it in 1st and 2nd.

but i love booting mine in 2nd! ...and i got 201 bhp on std box! and always booting it in second...only gear i can before i get stuck behind traffic!
Old 10-10-2004, 09:44 PM
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ive went through 3 std boxes in 3 months with 200 bhp imo its down to the age/condition/treatment of the box, ive had a stg1 bernie box for 7 months now, they cost 550 quid in vat and ur old box in exchange given it loads of abuse and its been fine
Old 10-10-2004, 09:59 PM
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I went through 2 gearboxes in 3 months.

Thought fook it and now am raping a Stg 2 Bernie Box - I am all praise for this box, the diff really performs well and lots of traction these days, have just persuaded a mate to get the same, hes saving for it now, £800+vat or thereabouts!

Im running over 200bhp, proven, 5 months of moderate ragging and not a squeak out of it yet.
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i would find an old knackerd turbo box if mine was good you could loose money that why in exchange
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£800 fooking hell
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Originally Posted by BARRY EVANS
£800 fooking hell
Worth every penny I tells ya
Old 10-10-2004, 10:40 PM
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sid i bet it is but it's only an escort ,

what is the spec on them ??
Old 11-10-2004, 08:32 AM
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Those Bernieboxes sound a deal!
Old 11-10-2004, 05:36 PM
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ok so I read Berniesboxes are the way to go. I have checked the website and this seems to be the diffrence between these stages:


> Stage 1 uses uprated Ford viscous limited slip diff £450.00
> Stage 2 uses Quaife ATB limited slip diff £800.00


At what BHP- / Torque-level is it neccesary to go for Stage 2 ?
350 pounds is a lot of money to simple choose Stage 2....
Old 11-10-2004, 08:05 PM
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Bernie stage 2 box in mine for more than a year now still going strong

Cheers

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Old 11-10-2004, 08:30 PM
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i had a new standard ford box in mine .. was running 22 psi no probs but then the old one died @ 70 mph in 5th .. so its anyones guess
Old 11-10-2004, 08:33 PM
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ive given mine load's of shit and never had any prob's with it at all and it's running at 17 psi and it's standard
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std gearbox-
I destroyed 1 at 170 bhp in 15k miles

The one in my car now has lasted about 80 at 220+
I say that cuz it did 400 mile on 220 and then as it was mapped today up to 340bhp it shat its pants.

Bernie will be getting a call.

J
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Default Re: Berniesboxes

Originally Posted by joo5t
ok so I read Berniesboxes are the way to go. I have checked the website and this seems to be the diffrence between these stages:


> Stage 1 uses uprated Ford viscous limited slip diff £450.00
> Stage 2 uses Quaife ATB limited slip diff £800.00


At what BHP- / Torque-level is it neccesary to go for Stage 2 ?
350 pounds is a lot of money to simple choose Stage 2....
what website u looked at?
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To Shings:





To Diamonds:
There original one ?

http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/

goto catalogue -> gearboxes TAB
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Unfortunatly the old choclate box will give up at anytime. Uprated or not.

I had Sunnys old box out of his Fiesta. Even after recon, with all new parts 3rd gear was still stripped bare.

Lots of torque and hills dont mix. That's on low boost!

Have my std box in at the moment and have gave it death running the same boost and it's suvived upto now. Just shows.
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ok so I read Berniesboxes are the way to go. I have checked the website and this seems to be the diffrence between these stages:


> Stage 1 uses uprated Ford viscous limited slip diff £450.00
> Stage 2 uses Quaife ATB limited slip diff £800.00


At what BHP- / Torque-level is it neccesary to go for Stage 2 ?
350 pounds is a lot of money to simple choose Stage 2....


what website u looked at?
www.gearboxman.co.uk prices dont inc vat and u need to give ur old box in exchange
Old 11-10-2004, 10:15 PM
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Is the quaife lsd worth that extra money???
Old 11-10-2004, 10:19 PM
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Apparently mine was one of the stage 2 variety. Running around 16psi. 18 max.
The box shat itself and locked the whole thing up bar 1st gear.

Why not go the MTX route. That's the other option.

Maybe i was just unlucky. Who knows? Just one of those things.
Always a worry unfortunatly.
Old 11-10-2004, 10:31 PM
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Why not go the MTX route.
Bernie stage 2 MTX here, all good so far
Old 15-10-2004, 06:25 PM
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Uh I got this question...I have typed it in the photo below...

sorry for the big image, but I cant make it smaller.



or click here:

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Originally Posted by Hartyboy
Is the quaife lsd worth that extra money???
Yes!! Transforms the way the car lays down its power!
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