Ph1 8v with 106GTI gearbox

[Vinootje]

About 4 months ago my stock gearbox cracked, swapped it with a 106GTI box. Previously with my stock gearbox i could get to about 95kmh before going into thirth, now i need to shift at 80kmh.

Here is a video with my old gearbox
https://youtu.be/mjjK0ji2JjA

and with the swapped one
https://youtu.be/Tmlj1GTrmZE

Your opinion? im thinking about raising the redline, or what else do i have to do to make my gearbox more efficient, it feels like i need to shift just before the fun starts.

Btw i have dyno results with this gearbox,
https://i.imgur.com/GOE8LQQ.jpg

[Vinootje]

The 49 viewers that viewed this post have no idea?

[Bedford126]

No point put your old box or equivalent to your old box, 8v boxes have longer gears

[dturbo]

The 106 gti box should give you better acceleration overall. This is a common 'upgrade' on the VTR. I would stick with it personally.

[Vinootje]

Originally Posted by dturbo

The 106 gti box should give you better acceleration overall. This is a common 'upgrade' on the VTR. I would stick with it personally.

Well it gives probably a smoother acceleration, i think my car has more potention if i could increase my redline, my ph1 8v which should have 89hp and 135nm has been on the dyno, results are 107.7whp and 169nm on the wheels. With the GTI gearbox it does accelerate nice but i have to shift at 6000 rpm already.

Originally Posted by Bedford126

No point put your old box or equivalent to your old box, 8v boxes have longer gears

I had to put this box on, since it is my daily i had to fix it asap. I did notice that my 8v has longer gears.

[DkVTS8v]

Raising your rev limit on a standard cam would not do anything to improve your acceleration, since the powers will start to drop off after 5800 IIRC.

Getting a wilder cam like the ph3 would require you to increase the rev limit to utilize the full effect of the cam - since the powerband Will be different and higher up in the revs.

[Manu]

Fuck me thread is from March, saxo has probably rusted by now.