i need a fifth gear!!!
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i need a fifth gear!!!
i drive a Y reg 1.3l mk1 with a 4 speed box. when i'm travelling on the motorway doing 70mph (or above) for long periods of time with the engine turning at 4-5000+rpm; a, it's quite loud. b, the engine gets quite hot. and finally it uses quite a lot of fuel!
what i'm getting at is, is there a five speed box out of anything that will fit straight onto my engine or with little or no modification?
if anybody could help i'd be most grateful!!
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You will need the gti gear linkages/gti steering rack at the very least im afraid.
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5 Speed
You have to make a gearbox mount for the passenger side as the bolt fixings are completly different. Not that bad a job if you have a welder.
You will also have to remove the plastic guides under the gear lever boot to give you enough throw for the fifth gear,A bit of fiddling with adjustment on the gearbox spline from the gear lever and you should be there.The clutch and cable will be fine,but it would be worth looking at the clutch when the box is out
You cannot use a five speed from a bigger engined Golf [1.5,1.6,1.8] as they are completely different and won't fit your engine.
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Steering rack/gear linkage not required.
I have done this swap on fathers 1.3CL now owned by Peg1,the now almost famous TAFY.
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So my question is: are there any gearboxes that would fit my engine allowing me a 5th gear. I'm very much doubting it meself lol
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-Jas
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…also forgive my stupidity but would installing a Formel E gearbox give me more speed on the motorway? Im thinking cause I'd be able to go to higher speeds at lower revs?
Not by much, VW list the Formel E 1.1 as about 3 mph faster than the standard box 1.1. The taller/longer Formel E 4th gear is more effort for the engine to get through so you will also probably not have quite the poke in 4th that you'd have with the standard box, but more refined driving at 60+ mph.
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If so what model of car (inc year) did the 3+E box come in and what is a formal E car :s
sorry to sound dumb i'm not good on the tech side.
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Thanks in advance.
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Gettin my mate to come over 2maro whos going to fit it, but just wanted to make sure it is a 8P lol. cant see no markings either. wirebrush time.
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