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[PhatMan]

my fester used to be pulled around with a 1.1 HCS lump. when i took it off the road to mod it i decided to get rid. the engine and box had done over 130,000 miles!! I've decided to keep the box and mate it to a 1.6 CVH XR2 lump. the people i hav spoken to say it will be fine as the strength of gearbox's are all the same is just the ratios are different.

But im not so sure

the car is havin the electrics sorted for the coil and dizzy at the moment so i havent road tested it, what will happen?

as the box has done over 130,000 miles with it die as soon as i give it some boot or will it be fine?

are the ratios different? [ERRR] difference will there be. ive been told that i will have really good acceleration but doo doo top end, is this true??

HELP???

[fiesta_fras]

ur box wil take 130bhp, and with 130k on it will probly only last another 25k without having a rebuild. the ratios are different, u will have a good 20-50 speed but anythg ova 100mph will b taking an age to get too. i rekon run with it till it blows then drop a recond S2 ERST box in with LSD

[PhatMan]

not sure how much power i'll be lookin at???

1.6CVH standard is about 96bhp, buts its got a straight through zorst, fast road piper cam kit, big jetted twin choke carb with a K&N. So [ERRR] do u think?

i reackon bout 115-120bhp??

yeah, i was thinking of a new box end of the year anyway, along with a set of twin 40's my mate will be partin with soon . then it will be definatley time for new box

[Project]

4 speed boxes hit 5,800rpm at 95mph, and at 70mph will be doing 4,500 - the engine won't last a minute with that kind of running.

Also, 1st will hit 5,500 at around 16mph if I remember right - the XR2 box goes to around 35mph in the same gear, and 5th will go to around 135mph at 6,000rpm.

You still wanna 4spd??? You must me a certifiable nut-nut mate!

[PhatMan]

my car is/was a 1.1 SX and they come with a 5 speed box, so it [ERRR] be ok yeah?

[fiesta boy]

don;t knock the 4 speed i still have mine bolted to the side of my 1600 anialites any thing off the lights but no top end i stick a 5 speed in when its been painted

[InS@nE]

allright chap

i got an orion 5 speed box in mine at the min and i'm putting around 160+ odd brake thou it no worries at all, still the box was new about 3 years ago. might even be newer

i'm getting a turbo box in mine as soon as i hit boost in first it just spins the wheels, sound when it wasn't turbo'd thou

i should be gettin mine soon any way, well got the box just got to fit it etc etc. so if ya want mine cross my palm with silver and it's yours mate, still got the reciept for it some where i think. it was a recon box from ford cost me about 500 ruddy quid dont want much for it thou as no use to me

[PhatMan]

wen i wanna get rid mark, let us know. mine `[ERRR]` last for a few miles once its on da road but if u offer me ours before mine goes bang then i'll just keep it ready 4 wen it does

nice one mate

btw: i need the ICE spec of your motor for the feature on my site

[InS@nE]

no worries mate, soon as mine fitted i'll give you as shout

as for ice, hardly any, used to have six 12" now that fober was loud about 145 db but soo heavy once i got the turbo lump more and more of the stereo is slowly goin, all i got now is head unit, 4ch amp 6" components and one 12. nothing loud but sounds nice. infact i need to sell my 6*9's if ya know any one mate