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[BenR]

no, oem ecu.

Prices will be up soon enough, but it wont be much at all.

 

[Andyman]

Keep us posted Ben. Very interesting stuff this

Just a shame now that the big power conversions for the F4r are starting to overtake the ability of the box


Read snipits about a 270 odd bhp turbo'd F4R lump in a R5 GT Turbo and their using the R5 turbo box (probably down to clearence problems in the 5 shell)

Wonder if this could be a area to look at for the Clio? Is the R5 box stronger than the 172 / 182 one?

Would save a bit of weight :dead:

 

[sideways danny]

Keep us posted Ben. Very interesting stuff this

Just a shame now that the big power conversions for the F4r are starting to overtake the ability of the box


Read snipits about a 270 odd bhp turbo'd F4R lump in a R5 GT Turbo and their using the R5 turbo box (probably down to clearence problems in the 5 shell)

Wonder if this could be a area to look at for the Clio? Is the R5 box stronger than the 172 / 182 one?

Would save a bit of weight :dead:

nah, the 5 box is near as dammit the same, but without the better diff retainer of the 182 box, god knows why you'd choose a 5 box :s

 

[Andyman]

The guys well know on the R5 forums and iv heard his name mentioned on here a few times

Scoff or something?

 

[BenR]

Hopefully with sympathetic driving and the linear output of a supercharger, the gearbox should last. Turbos kill as their torque curve comes on like a hammer blow.

So long as people dont run about doing standing drag starts, shift like monkeys, jump on and off the throttle at 6000rpm.

 

[munz_clio]

once completed would it be sold as a diy kit? or drive in drive out?

 

[Scoff]

The guys well know on the R5 forums and iv heard his name mentioned on here a few times

Scoff or something?

That would be me At the last calc the engine made something like 350hp, the gearbox started to wine worse after each santa pod visit. I finally managed an 11.27 @ 127mph, and infact the gearbox still worked OK allbeit a bit noisey, but out mapping with 2 bar boost some weeks later finally killed it off.

I agree with some of the above, the 172's JC5 is the better choice compared to the GTT's unit. The GTT's diff is held in with a spring clip than can be problematic. the 172's ratio's also suited me better.

I am in the process of fitting a much stronger VW gearbox, I should be back on the strip next year with that

 

[ditz]

The guys well know on the R5 forums and iv heard his name mentioned on here a few times

Scoff or something?

That would be me At the last calc the engine made something like 350hp, the gearbox started to wine worse after each santa pod visit. I finally managed an 11.27 @ 127mph, and infact the gearbox still worked OK allbeit a bit noisey, but out mapping with 2 bar boost some weeks later finally killed it off.

I agree with some of the above, the 172's JC5 is the better choice compared to the GTT's unit. The GTT's diff is held in with a spring clip than can be problematic. the 172's ratio's also suited me better.

I am in the process of fitting a much stronger VW gearbox, I should be back on the strip next year with that

knock up an apaptor plate/bell housing or something like that,, you'll be on to a winner mate!