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Author Subject: What gearbox
markylee

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Post #1
Hi there is there a gearbox people are using for circuit racing/trackdays, without using an aftermarket massively expensive one. If so what and does it need any modifications, as usual thanks for any help
Posted 1st Dec 2013 at 08:24
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there was a thread over on 205 drivers about this the other day, people mentioning the vts box and 205 1.6/1.9 boxes. don't know what the best one ended up being. i'm running a 1.6 205 be3 box on my gti6 engine (mainly because i had it already) but that's meant to be good but sacrificies top end speed

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Posted 1st Dec 2013 at 08:42
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Cheers, top end isn't an issue
Posted 1st Dec 2013 at 08:52
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Bump
Posted 1st Dec 2013 at 16:04
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Anyone using anything else
Posted 2nd Dec 2013 at 17:30
allanallen

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What exactly are you after and what have you currently got?

A good cheap shorter box would be a 205 1900 gti box with a 4.4 f/d from a mi16/vts box. Off the shelf there's the 1600gti box, not massively dissimilar to a vts box, the large jump between first and second can be irritating but you'd not notice it on a circuit car.
I've recently bought a box off peterallye, believe it's an AB special with something like 1900 1st and second then gti6 3rd,4th and 5th with a 4.4 f/d. If find this very good but it's on an 8v, tops out about 100mph!
If you have a search on 205drivers you'll find lots of info including spreadsheets of various hybrids etc.

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Posted 3rd Dec 2013 at 06:55
markylee

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Thanks for reply
Posted 3rd Dec 2013 at 16:30
rallyeash

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Depends on what power your running too IMO.

I once fitted a 1.6 box to my 205 with 200hp about 4 years ago and hated it, found myself having to change gear more than i wanted on a circuit as mainly 60-130 mph circuit depending

I now run a mi16 box which is similar to a VTS box which I find my 230hp engine well suited as the top end of the box suits

I think a GTI6 box is a little long for a standard gti6 track car as it seems to overcome the power the gti6 has to offer in the higher gears but on my brothers 306 rallye which has a 225hp N/A engine the gti6 box is a good match as it has enough power to use the box to its full potential.

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Posted 3rd Dec 2013 at 18:20
rallyeash

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If your running a standard engine and want it to feel a bit quicker out on track, pick up out of the tighter stuff a little better and still retain a decent top end speed, especially if your driving it on the road too then go for a VTS or Mi16 box

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Posted 3rd Dec 2013 at 18:22
miles

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Post #10
Loads of factors for this, Need to know car spec and rev's, I use a 4.9 CWP and a 206 GTi gear set in mine and I can still see if I got that far 135mph for example

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Posted 3rd Dec 2013 at 23:30
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Post #11
Thanks for all the info guys, I don't know what bhp i'm running yet as the engine is being built. It's having bottom end and head work done, runing throttle bodies and cams so hoping just above 200 mark
Posted 4th Dec 2013 at 09:19

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