which gearbox for gti/vts turbo

[shaneio]

im currently in the process of building my 106 turbo and was wondering what to do with the gearbox.

i dont have the funds for a be conversion so i need something capable of handling around 250bhp.

is there anything i can do to my standard box to make it stronger and last??

any help appricated

thanks

[Rossp]

the MA barely handles stock power. You can run a diff'd MA but in the end, it's gonna be game over regardless. Put your diff money to a BE conversion - it's not expensive if you source the right parts.

[Gandi699]

I sold my old VTR box to a guy with a turbo VTs. Said he used to get through gearboxes every few months

[shaneio]

Originally Posted by Ross

the MA barely handles stock power. You can run a diff'd MA but in the end, it's gonna be game over regardless. Put your diff money to a BE conversion - it's not expensive if you source the right parts.

whats the overall cost of be? what was sunny running in his turbo heard something like a picasso box with 205 internals?

[Rossp]

not sure what sonny is running. Probably the same as the rest of the crowd over there.

BE conversion costs are really mounts (£150 ish), driveshafts (£250) and box itself (£150). If you're not going mental with power (say 230-250lb/ft) single plate 6 paddle cable operated clutch is fine, just like you'd need on the MA box so the cost of that doesn't count. You might also need to change the speedo drive (generally buy those new from pug/cit) and they're silly expensive for what they are, about £60 iirc

More power than that, you'll need a manlier clutch, and therefore a hydraulic setup, or constella's clever cable setup.

The BE's take a bit more abuse, and I ran one at 300bhp without a diff for a while, it was quite a good laugh

Box can be a boggo standard picasso box, dragged out of any 8v 1.6 petrol engined picasso/berlingo etc. (8v version is important!)

[AlexBp]

Originally Posted by shaneio

something like a picasso box with 205 internals?

thats a be4 iirc in the picasso

ive killed my box with 180 bhp
seen a few killed with less in hard use

any boost aplication over 200 i would go be every time

[shaneio]

What's the ratios like on the Picasso box anything like the vtr box?