Adds a nice breath of fresh air to the thread

If we get a box that can deal with the sort of grunt Brians & say the C & V car can make then the world will definately be a better place.

Except Brians car isn't factory, and the original post was about a replacement gearbox for factory cars. Ford won't match a gearbox spec to the aftermarket whims of people like Brian.

The Brian's of this world are always going to have to look at upgrades to areas such as driveline when making the sort of mods he has to the engine and he's done that, but we're talking factory spec here and I think you've forgotten that whilst arguing the quality of the shift in Brian's car (which no one is doubting). Ford are not going to put an aftermarket gearbox such as the Mal Wood-modified T56 in factory cars, the cost would be prohibitive - full stop. If they did, what would Mal Wood do besides service such gearboxes? It's to his benefit Ford throw in 'on the limit' drivelines into cars such as the XR6T which are undergoing such large performance upgrades. It'll be a factory T56, TR3650 (something that's off the shelf from Tremec as they do several variants of each), or a factory something else like a Getrag. They might decide to stick with the T5 for all we know. FPV are a slightly different story, they might decide mods to an existing gearbox are worth the extra cost.

Ummm, Brians box is a factory std T56 box. Its just different internally to that in the Viper & commodore.

I believe the shifter is an off the shelf Tremec item except brian specc'd a slightly stiffer spring. Again its just different to Viper & commodore.

Mal Woods make the gear to fit it to the T. So they do the bell housing, adaptor plate, plus they make the super nice twin plate clutch & steel flywheel...neither of which we could realistically expect to see on the std car.

The ratios seemed fine to me...there was a bit of a hole between 3 & 4 but its not at all bad. 2000rpm in 6th is 110kph so its a sensible cruising gear.

edo> can't agree with the "hole" between third and fourth - same gap as from 1-2 and 2-3. But 4-5 is closer and also 5-6 which is how it should be.

I'll repond to this last comment in my original thread, which is where it should be.

Brian

I'll repond to this last comment in my original thread, which is where it should be.

Brian

HUH???

Turbo6man,

Please go to my thread at http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...=9148&st=50&hl=

my thread is about my gearbox.

This thread is about a rumour, and starting to get off the topic.

No offence.

Brian

Thanks Brian, just wasn't sure what you were about there ...