4x4 cossie owners with t38 and standard gearboxes
21-01-2009, 07:46 AM
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4x4 cossie owners with t38 and standard gearboxes
How has your box held up or have you had to replace a few ?
21-01-2009, 07:54 AM
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i had to replace several when mine was like that, it ate 3 in one summer.
1st, stripped 3rd gear
2nd, stripped 2nd gear
3rd, snapped the main shaft
21-01-2009, 02:26 PM
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21-01-2009, 02:37 PM
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your box will shite itself that a 100% certain PM Trader Thomps off here as he has 3x 4x4 gearboxs sat in his workshop so time to buy some spares
21-01-2009, 02:40 PM
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mine eats them on a t34 so I would be thinking bigtooth if I was going that route
21-01-2009, 06:19 PM
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mine was mint,,,, plenty of launches, flat out in 3rd from low revs, 4 wheel spins, drifts etc (tinky winky drifts, not Jap stylee
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can't you sort out a deal with Neil on his running gear, would probably be the easiest & cheapest option
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Depends your driving style.........
21-01-2009, 06:30 PM
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Am not an animal with it but have deciced to go gt30 now,will that be any better ?
21-01-2009, 06:55 PM
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Kev,
We dont drive the Saff like animals, and ours is RWD (and T34) we're on our 3rd box (bit the bullet and got one rebuilt and its been ok since
). So with 4x4 you don't stand a chance!!
21-01-2009, 07:36 PM
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t38 is easier on the box than a t34
21-01-2009, 07:39 PM
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Depends your driving style.........
Spot on ......
21-01-2009, 07:41 PM
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t38 is easier on the box than a t34
Not 100% decided yet col,was told that a t38 would be more gentle on the box.
21-01-2009, 07:41 PM
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Mines gentle no mad launches etc.
21-01-2009, 08:03 PM
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problem is, a lot of people fit a shit box & then moan when it breaks
Dave only done a couple of standard boxes in Yum, he used to drive that aswell!
21-01-2009, 08:11 PM
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im on the same box 4 11yrs ,done 3 engines360bhp ,420bhp ,&530bhp box whines a bit but still same box just lucky i guess
&i run a t4 &40 +bhp.
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21-01-2009, 08:13 PM
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im on the same box 4 11yrs ,done 3 engines360bhp ,420bhp ,&530bhp box whines a bit but still same box just lucky i guess
&i run a t4 &40 +bhp.
your car only weighs 2 kilos
21-01-2009, 08:16 PM
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i should wish its closer to 1150kgs
12-05-2009, 09:01 PM
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12-05-2009, 09:11 PM
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surely, if you had it mapped so that it only has the same kinda torque in the midrange as a T34, then build it up to the limiter it should be fine?
12-05-2009, 09:13 PM
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i could break std 4x4 boxes on command in my saff on a t34
12-05-2009, 09:18 PM
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i could break std 4x4 boxes on command in my saff on a t34
you needed a saff like mine then, as it wont let you rev it past 3k
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12-05-2009, 09:19 PM
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Kev,
You,re the MOST indecisive person i know...
YES, worse than me, atleast i go ahead and buy the fooking things..may sell them 6 months later like...
You. T34.63 T38, now GT30...........
Just get a T34.48 on it and enjoy the fooker........
12-05-2009, 09:21 PM
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Pete, what you on about, T3's are where its at..................................
12-05-2009, 09:21 PM
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Had one box go on a T38 and that was Mark launching my car at brunters
12-05-2009, 09:23 PM
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I changed my standard box for a Bara box after 3 months of driving with a T38 just in case I broke it.
600 miles later, the new box broke!!!
12-05-2009, 09:26 PM
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Pete, what you on about, T3's are where its at..................................
Rich,
Tell you what mate, i,m quite suprised how punchy the old T3 is mate tbh....
12-05-2009, 09:36 PM
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Tell you what mate, i,m quite suprised how punchy the old T3 is mate tbh....
when mines sorted, i'll race ya,
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12-05-2009, 09:58 PM
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Do I get the record then? I stripped 7 teeth off 3rd gear in my t3 (with greens)equipped 4x4 saph!!
12-05-2009, 10:00 PM
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Kev you got that diff all tucked up nice and warm for me lol
12-05-2009, 10:17 PM
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Kev you got that diff all tucked up nice and warm for me lol
i do i,v been rubbing baby oil on it
when you want it?
12-05-2009, 10:19 PM
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Baby oil mmmmmmmmm when you going to give me it
12-05-2009, 10:21 PM
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12-05-2009, 10:26 PM
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Baby oil mmmmmmmmm when you going to give me it
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Rad, how will a T5 fit a 4x4 without converting it to RWD?
which he would do if he was a proper man anyway
12-05-2009, 11:35 PM
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Kev if you go for a ut t38 it may actualy give less torque than your T34 and with less of a spike , all depends how it is maped i supose . I would stick with what you know, you have just got the car back on the road and last thing you want is for it to start smashing up trans parts and get no use out of it
McSnapper you got your beam back yet , i want to see how a properly mapped T4 car goes
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12-05-2009, 11:42 PM
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Is there anyway to keep the MT75 running sweet without it blowing up, other than spending silly money on a big power box or staying standard power and driving like a woman???
13-05-2009, 05:35 AM
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used to trash boxes with the t34....only done 1 with the ut t38 in 3 year (had this 1 for 2 year)....my cars mapped smooth....no massive boost spike to make me think i'm going fast...
......also i use std diffs aswell (plated front).......but i never launch the car.....the ut t38 is a good turbo for std trans....u might not get the "bang" of a t34 but it holds and pulls right to the limit....
13-05-2009, 06:25 AM
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Same position as you mate, still haven't convinced myself that i can warrant spending £k's on decent 4x4 transmission for an old sierra!
So that's why i haven't bothered getting a bigger turbo yet.
And as already stated it really depends on the condition of the box, i completely destroyed mine including the casing on an Ahmed stg 3 chip and t3, but it had done 90k, so it was bound to go anyway. Lol and just for the record i used the money i had to buy another decent box to buy a shitter of a RWD saph aswell...
So now i have 2 cossies an no decent gearbox, good plan eh.....
13-05-2009, 06:48 AM
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Kev you got that diff all tucked up nice and warm for me lol
Why exactly would you buy a roller bearing T34 over a internally gated GT3071r????
As for not breaking boxes what ever turbo you get it can be sorted by good mapping.
If you used a GT30 and mapped it properly you would end up with a nice and progressive car to drive with a great top end.
The other way to stop breaking boxes is to reduce the inertia of your car by reducing its weight.
, lol
12-05-2009, 09:19 PM
