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JLaw
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« on: January 08, 2018, 16:00:46 pm »
Hey,

I've had some bad luck with buying gearboxes from the states previously. I need a swingaxle box built for a road car to handle 200bhp n/a. It wont be drag raced.. Any recommendations.

Cheers,

John.
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Neil Davies
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« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2018, 18:39:09 pm »
Depends on where in the country you are. There are a few guys around, but my choice would be Peter Englezos at Cogbox. I bought my race box (an unused spare off someone) that was one of his builds, ran it for a couple of seasons, had him freshen it up then ran it for a couple more years. If I'd got the money (instead of a wife and child!) I'd have him do all my gearboxes.
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spoolin70
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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2018, 18:39:47 pm »
How about Alan at GAC ?
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JLaw
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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2018, 19:27:30 pm »
Hey Neil,

We've tried Pete at cogbox but he seemed busy with other work and not able to commit.

Spooling70- Have you tried a GACBOX?

Cheerio

John.
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spoolin70
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« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2018, 20:18:18 pm »
I did a few years ago

I seem to recall it being pretty tight  Cheesy
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baz
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2018, 21:36:08 pm »
Quote from: spoolin70 on January 08, 2018, 20:18:18 pm
I did a few years ago

I seem to recall it being pretty tight  Cheesy

Some jamming involved  Cheesy
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Richierich56
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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2018, 21:55:21 pm »
Paul at Bears has done some work to my Pro Street box that i bought from KCR and had some problems with.

Paul's a good guy, super helpful and does good work. Hes always busy but maybe give him a try
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spoolin70
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2018, 22:06:38 pm »
Quote from: baz on January 08, 2018, 21:36:08 pm
Quote from: spoolin70 on January 08, 2018, 20:18:18 pm
I did a few years ago

I seem to recall it being pretty tight  Cheesy

Some jamming involved  Cheesy

There was some at first but once it loosened up, it became quite accommodating  Wink
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UltraOrange67-2443
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« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2018, 10:47:06 am »
Bears was very helpful
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JLaw
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« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2018, 13:45:00 pm »
Thanks guys, looks like we will be going with bears..

What ratios are people happy with for a street motor with a tallish fourth?

Cheers,

John.
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Martin S.
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« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2018, 17:56:16 pm »
I'm happy with my 3.88 RP and stock gears with my turbo motor on the street. I don't normally cruise fast tho, because as RPMs rise the motor gets too hot.
It could easily pull one of the aftermarket 3.44 RP's which would be cool to try out, as I'm not sure how city driving would be with that.
It would be great if someone sold some larger diameter wheels/tires that could be slapped on to test a higher ratio without swapping trans.  Cheesy
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