172 Gearbox is rubbish

[Englebert]

Picked up a 172 today, quick and fun to drive but the worst gearbox ever. Feels like i'm just stirring porridge with a wooden spoon

How much of a difference will a short shifter make?

Thanks.

 

[crazycup]

i agree that the gearbox is not the best! but it more than makes up for it in other departments!

 

[CrazyK]

Agreed!!! you do get used to its sloppiness tho.

I've not tried a short shift but I think they dont do the gearbox much good.

 

[Mr Melon]

My gear box seems quite tight but I think it is one of the worst parts of the car as it is hard to rev the car to 7000rpm+ and do a quick shift with out crunching the gears, also they seem very weak as I needed a new 1 at 28000ish :dead:

Any 1 know of any good replacement boxs that will fit straight on, preferably a 6 speed?

 

[Iain C]

i thought the clutch was worse...the box works ok..its not as good as my old mx5s

 

[Englebert]

Yeah my clutch lacks in feel tool but i'm sure i'll get used to that at least. I was giving far too many revs in my first drives, but better than stalling!

 

[Englebert]

My gear box seems quite tight but I think it is one of the worst parts of the car as it is hard to rev the car to 7000rpm+ and do a quick shift with out crunching the gears, also they seem very weak as I needed a new 1 at 28000ish :dead:

Any 1 know of any good replacement boxs that will fit straight on, preferably a 6 speed?

Sadev sequential?

 

[Team Think]

Or Sadev H pattern dogbox - truly the business but difficult to live with on a daily basis. They whine like a banshee and crunch at low speeds but once on the go they are truly awesome and have a built in LSD.
And by a strange coincidence i have 2 for sale!

 

[haitch]

not that i want one but how much are those?^

 

[Iain C]

Yeah my clutch lacks in feel tool but i'm sure i'll get used to that at least. I was giving far too many revs in my first drives, but better than stalling!

I stalled mine twice on test drive! LOl..still catches me out sometimes..then i cant drive tho

 

[steve r5 gtt]

pm sent

 

[M1TCH]

http://www.bbperformancetuning.co.uk/videos/files/shortshifter.wmv

 

[nathanH]

sloppy!!! just bought one and its a million times better than my mk1's.

 

[edde]

Short shifter speeds it up but the box is useless forget tying to rush it thorugh the gears it only kills the box quicker.

 

[Gaz_]

try an uprated dog bone mount fro k-tec, mine feels alot better with this, gets rid of the movement, (especially in 5th)

 

[TVO]

try an uprated dog bone mount fro k-tec, mine feels alot better with this, gets rid of the movement, (especially in 5th)

Is it easy to fit?

How much?

 

[TheCake]

I wouldn't say its rubbish but its far from ideal. As stated above a quick throw shifter will reduce the amount of travel and hopefully improve things a little. I broke a dog-bone mount at the nurburgring in mine, it was like changing gear in mud coming home.

 

[Gaz_]

Is it easy to fit?

How much?

£37 inc vat, they are replacement bushes, that are pressed into the existing aluminium bar,(they need pressing in by a garage-ten min job)


fitting is a piece of piss

it also (along with moving the driver side engine mount forward) cured all the banging i used to get in 1st and 2nd gear

result

 

[TVO]

£37 inc vat, they are replacement bushes, that are pressed into the existing aluminium bar,(they need pressing in by a garage-ten min job)


fitting is a piece of piss

it also (along with moving the driver side engine mount forward) cured all the banging i used to get in 1st and 2nd gear

result

Cheers, going to look into this

 

[Dan@SJM]

(they need pressing in by a garage-ten min job)

Or a vice and a big socket...

 

[Gaz_]

aye, i had a mate who did it in his dinner hour