mounting rwd gearbox on f4r engine

[Stacemeister]

Anyone done it? This is for a poss engine swap into my Escort Mk2 track/rally car. It's running a 2.0 pinto on 45's at the mo but would love to put the Clio engine into it

 

[edde]

The Volvo 340 will match up but that comes with a aft mounted gearbox but you could make it mount to other box with work

 

[mini-valver]

DONT. The Pinto is the spirit of the Mk2 FFS.

 

[Stacemeister]

would it fit direct to the renault engine?

 

[Icarus]

Adaptor plate to an MT75 would probably be the easiest option!

Cheers
M

 

[edde]

would it fit direct to the renault engine?

Yep the Volvo 1.4 and 1.7 and 2.0 they use on the volvos are infact renault engines

only problem is how much power the transmission will take

 

[sideways danny]

only problem is how much power the transmission will take

not much. A mate gave up on his valver engined volvo as the gearboxes are cheese

 

[edde]

not much. A mate gave up on his valver engined volvo as the gearboxes are cheese

they can take it just depends how there driven realy 2.0 engines have been done etc its the clutches which give up first

 

[stan*]

Im planning on a 340 bellhousing onto a T5 for my F4R powered Kitcar...

 

[Mark One]

Im planning on a 340 bellhousing onto a T5 for my F4R powered Kitcar...

How is that going to work?
I thought the T5s were all FWD transverse mounted? Are there some longtitudinal T5s? Sounds interesting.

 

[Icarus]

How is that going to work?
I thought the T5s were all FWD transverse mounted? Are there some longtitudinal T5s? Sounds interesting.

?????? Are you thinking Volvo T5 engine? T5 is also a gearbox, as used in quite a few fast Fords and several TVR's.

Cheers
M

 

[Hutchie]

nahh man drop a cossie in it

 

[Mark One]

?????? Are you thinking Volvo T5 engine? T5 is also a gearbox, as used in quite a few fast Fords and several TVR's.

Cheers
M

yes, I was
all this talk of 340s got me thinking volvos

 

[stan*]

Yeah T5 is a RWD gearbox, used alot in american mustle cars, more famously over here the sierra cosworths.

I think the TVR one were the same, but the bell housing is different. Its the same pattern the rover V8, as we've built a 5.6l one for my mates Dax Rush and using a TVR sourced T5...should be fun!