curious

 

What do you mean by 'Stage 1' Gearbox??

I blew my first standard 'box up when the car was a mere 170odd bhp. It blew the diff to pieces, but that was more than likely just because it was old etc.

I would say that a Standard 'box is good up to 200ish bhp. Really hard to say though.

I, like many others on here, have had many gearboxes now. I am on number 9.

 

just nine, but then ya was off the road for a year

why cant many people make decent erst boxes ???

christian what box do ya use btw ?

 

I blew 4 boxes in my series 1 on standard power,2 were just scrapyard jobbies,but the other two were proper recon units.did drive like a cunt though

 

I use a 'box that we built ourselves!! LOL. Secret spec!!

All of mine have been good quality rebuilt 'boxes, none were second hand.

 

i was thinkin bout a cts bernie box

 

I've got a CTS BErnie stage one in my ERST. I'm sticking 248bhp through it and give it a fair amount of stick. So far I've had no problems.

Go to www.gearboxman.co.uk and discuss options with Bernie. He's a top bloke

 

im on my third std rs1800 box since April. All re-con units ad the current has started the famliar whine.

wil be getting a bernie stg2 for mine but the question is quaife or not to quaife.

 

put in a escort diesel box,

 

I didn;t think they were any better but just had a longer gear ratio

 

Don't bother with the deisel box. Despite what some bullshit merchants tell you it is no stronger than the RST unit. You will lose the LSD and the gearing will be taller.

The only good thing about the diesel box is that they are cheap. Saying that however Bernies boxes don't break the bank

 

Depends how you drive really

I've basically got a Bernie stg2 box, haven't tried it yet tho

 

AHHH the old question..
well you know i love em.. (mainly cos there cheap as fuck! ) last just as well as a standard RST box but there is no LSD and it has a slightly longer gear ratio...
which means slightly slower 0-60 speed (apparently ) but higher top speed