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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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how long will a xr3i gear box last in an rst with sensiable driving running about 140 bhp
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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how longs a peice of string........
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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2 weeks, 2 years..

Fuck knows really !!!
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by adamS2RST
how longs a peice of string........
dito
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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1 year 3 days 6 hours & 22 mins - hope that helps
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by adamS2RST
how long's a peice of string........
Twice as long as it is from the middle to the end......

Don't think the RS box is any stronger, just has lsd
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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As long as the box is o'k in the first place should be alright i would have thought!
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:38 PM
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i sure the lsd took the brunt of the power to cope with the tork on the maindrive shaftbearing? as the xr3i dont have one the maindrive shaftbearing just gives up the ghost not after long
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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You'd probably know better than me Alex..... mate had 3i box in his turbo and he was an animal, yet never managed to break it....obviousl;y wasn't trying hard enough.

I was right about the string though
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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i was a brunters when fastford was there at a thash i had an xr3i box in my car. all day i was giving my car hell 16 1/4 mile runs it got me home and more runs up the pod until my cts box was done
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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for the sake of 2 hours its worth the try the car was only 500 quid tax and tested thanks
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