Yes or No?

afternoon. i have recently put a wanted ad up for a 5 speed gearbox. a member on here has offered me a gti 5 speed box. my car is a 1272 driver. will this gearbox fit my car as it is a 'big block' engine/gearbox. and mine is a small block engine/gearbox?

Thanks Matt

NO!

definitely no

You need a 5-speed box from a Polo Mk3 - designated 8P if I remember correctly

omk2/3 polo 1.0-1.3, mk2/3 golf 1.0-1.4 lots of later polos but check gearbox type. you want an 085 type box (084 is 4 speed) the actual gearbox code differs on pretty much all of the above, 8p is 5speed 1.3 commonly fitted to mk3 polo hatchback/saloon spi models

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er, right - that's a 'no' then?

8P is correct (NigelO should know)

I've got a 5-speed on my Driver, and it's off a 1.4 Polo i believe.

However, it will make the car sluggish, especially 5th gear (because it was never designed to pull 5th) but it does make commuting a lot easier.

I do 65 miles a day in my Driver, and engine speed dropped (at 70mph) from 4,000rpm to 3,100rpm which increased fuel economy from roughly 30mpg to 36mpg

hope this helps :dontknow:

X said

8P is correct (NigelO should know)

I've got a 5-speed on my Driver, and it's off a 1.4 Polo i believe.

However, it will make the car sluggish, especially 5th gear (because it was never designed to pull 5th) but it does make commuting a lot easier.

I do 65 miles a day in my Driver, and engine speed dropped (at 70mph) from 4,000rpm to 3,100rpm which increased fuel economy from roughly 30mpg to 36mpg

hope this helps :dontknow:

Slightly off topic but those fuel consumption figures sound high, for a 1.3. I get 38mpg from my 2.0 16V. It has a 5 speed but its the 1.6 box, which has a lower final drive ratio than the 1.8 box. Worth looking into?

X said

I've got a 5-speed on my Driver, and it's off a 1.4 Polo i believe.

Nearly - it's off a Polo Mk3 1.3