Uprated Gear Box And Driveshafts??

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2008 Pembrokeshire Posts: 5598
    #1
    I HAVE A VTR, CURRENTLY HAS THE ENGINE OUT AND HAVEING A TURBO CONVERSION FITTED.

    ANYONE GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT GEARBOX TO PUT IN??

    AND ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR DRIVESHAFTS??

    I AM CURRENTLY RUNNING STANDARD VTR BOX AND SHAFTS!!
    AND NEED TO UPRATE THEM!!
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec
    #2
    you could fit a quaife differential to your current gearbox and keep standard shafts, or fit a be3 box from the xu pug engines. This would need the ma-be bellhousing, not sure how the shafts would fit though as you'd either need modified pug hubs (which has been done) or have custom or pugsport shafts (£1800 a pair iirc).
    Unless you're running huge power, vtr box with a quaife diff should be ok.
    edit: actually i've just re-read it's a vtr you're turbo'ing and not a vts, thought it was just a vtr 'box you had. In that case vtr 'box is fine.
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2003 Ireland (Republic of) Posts: 208
    #3
    Depends what power you're planning on running? Standard shafts will be fine, best thing to do to strengthen the box is fit an lsd as this is the diff is the weakest point on the MA box. VTR is a good choice box for boost as the ratios are longer than the vts/xsi/rallye/gti.
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2008 Pembrokeshire Posts: 5598
    #4
    YEAH THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING, FITTING A QUAIFE DIFF AND SEEING HOW IT RUNS!!

    HOPE TO BE RUNNING 200 BHP +, BUT THOUGHT THE DIFF WOULD BE THE WEAKEST POINT!!

    A QUAIFE DIFF IS ABOUT £500 RIGHT?? BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE SECOND HAND, BUT CANT FIND ONE!!

    ANYONE KNOW OF ONE FOR SALE??
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal
    #5
    dont know any for sale, but its costing me around 900 for the diff plus gettin a gearbox built, never been in a car with one, so will be interesting seeing how it is, should be done sometime in june
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #6


    You could try ebay or the other saxo/106 sites for a diff!
  7. Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut
    #7
    are you Incapable of posting without using caps lock?

    Quaife diffs almost never come up second hand budget at 1k for diff fitted. If a diff Is out of your budget then a be conversion deffo is