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[F.U.K FESTA]

i know it may sound a bit dumb but what is a QUAIFE gearbox?? whats so special about them? does the gearchange just need a push up or down to change?? or am i miles away cheers

Rob

[wywywywy]

Hi,

Quaife is a UK manufacturer/tuning company specialising in gearboxes to racing standard. Very high quality, very strong.

http://www.quaife.co.uk

Quaife is not a special type of gearbox/technology/technique, it is a company

[JamieFRST]

Well that answered that. Quality comes at a price tho


If ya after one also try http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/

[F.U.K FESTA]

oh right cheers, just had a look and i think ill pass i could by a new car at the price of one of those.

Anyone got the what i call "quick stick shift" where ya just pull the stick back to knock it up a gear?? or am i missing something? im sure ive seen an R5GTT in max power with one.

[F22 JAM]

Quick shift is just a shorter gear change - standard layout, just shorter distance to move the gear stick when you change. Ive seen these for 300-odd quid for the fiesta i think.

So you want a sequential (rally style) gear change? pull to change up, push to change down.

I dont think there are any kit type things available - one would have to be specially made (which it more than likely was for the R5 - they gotta have sommit mad and different to be in Max Flower) or nicked from a car that has it (almost impossible i would have thought).
I would imagine that it would cost a pretty penny however it was done.

Anyone correct me if im wrong - thats just what i kno (or at least think i kno )

Jam

[Brycey]

Quick shift is just a shorter gear change - standard layout, just shorter distance to move the gear stick when you change. Ive seen these for 300-odd quid for the fiesta i think.

So you want a sequential (rally style) gear change? pull to change up, push to change down.

I dont think there are any kit type things available - one would have to be specially made (which it more than likely was for the R5 - they gotta have sommit mad and different to be in Max Flower) or nicked from a car that has it (almost impossible i would have thought).
I would imagine that it would cost a pretty penny however it was done.

Anyone correct me if im wrong - thats just what i kno (or at least think i kno )

Jam

You are correct on the Quick Shifts, you can pick up B&M Quick Shift kits for £100 AFAIK for a fiesta.

What you mean by "pull the stick back to knock it up a gear" is a Sequential gearboxes.These come in Touring cars,SupersCars (paddles) F1 Cars,Rally cars.They are used due to the fact gearchanges can be made in 3 hundreths of a second,much quicker than a human could possibley do.
They are possible,but the one you know in the Renualt 5 cost over £6000. Ive seen 3 Renault 5 GTT's with sequential gearboxes,although they shift quickly they arent really worth the extra money. I have no idea how much it would cost to get a sequential gearbox in a fiesta though. According to Bernie at CTS ( http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/ ) You are looking at over £7500+ for a 6speed sequential gearbox.

Id go for the Stage 3 Fiesta box which comes with Quaife straight cut gears and a Quaife ATB.

[F22 JAM]

Straight cut box on a road car?! Bit noisy!

Jam

[JamieFRST]

Straight cut box on a road car?! Bit noisy!

Jam

There is a 200bhp mini up the road from me with a straight cut box, can hear it a mile away, sounds awful

[Brycey]

Saves him chewing up standard 'boxes though.

[JU5T1N]

the gearbox for the R5GTT was 6K it was for sale about 6 months ago (K-TEC's demo car)

[JimmyRS2005]

F22 JAM was all like:
Straight cut box on a road car?! Bit noisy!

Jam


There is a 200bhp mini up the road from me with a straight cut box, can hear it a mile away, sounds awful

my m8 has a mini with a straight cut box and it sounds ok but he says it'll sound most worst on a mini and he is a mini mechainc at minis only so?

i reckon it would sound cool surtenly turn heads, plus bringing the festa back to the rally beast it is.

[Aled]

well was at some street racing a cupl of months back and a scooby racing an r33 GT-R and the scooby had a sequential/paddle box

and i reckon it made a difference as the scooby beat everything out there over the 1/4