Best box for a MK2 VTR?

  1. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #1
    searched for ages but couldnt find the exact answer i was looking for so here we go.

    i want more acceleration but want to keep some top end speed

    i know that with a s1 box it wont go over 100 so thats out of the question

    what about the 1.4xsi?

    s2?

    and finally VTS?
  2. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #2
    1.4 xsi is about 110 and tbh i wouldnt on a standard vtrwith 6200 limit

    s2 or vts would be where i look persoannly vts for ease of finding it and the fact it will still do some reasonable speeds
  3. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #3
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    Originally Posted by AlexB View Post
    1.4 xsi is about 110 and tbh i wouldnt on a standard vtrwith 6200 limit

    s2 or vts would be where i look persoannly vts for ease of finding it and the fact it will still do some reasonable speeds
    so will a vts still make noticeable difference to the acceleration?

    what about the revs, does it just rev quicker?

    and top speed?

    sorry i just dont have a clue
  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #4
    It'll feel like it revs quicker, I'd go for a vts box.

    Top speed would be around 130 (maybe less with the vtr rev limit?)
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts
    #5
    i like the vts for track and road
  6. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #6
    so will a vts still make noticeable difference to the acceleration?

    and top speed?

    and roughly how much will it cost to buy a good reliable vts gear box, and roughly how much to fit from a garage etc?
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #7
    Bout £100 I'd say for a box, maybe 200 to fit?
  8. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #8
    And yes, you'll feel a difference.

    Stripping out weight is cheaper for a similar result.
  9. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #9
    :O 200 to fit haha i thought it was a bolt on job
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #10
    Well say a local garage charges roughly £50 an hour, then maybe 4hours to swap a gearbox over including fresh gearbox fluid.
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  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.
    #11
    It's a bolt-on job, once you've got the shafts etc out of the way lol.

    Still a 2 person job.

    Not know any spanner handy mates who will do it on the cheap?
  12. Established Member Joined: May 2009 pboro Posts: 1442 Saxo 1.4 furio Now Saxo 1.6 VTR
    #12
    so whats the most you could get out of a standard mk2 VTR?
  13. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #13
    didnt think it was that much
    what about b n m quickshifts add one of those in aswell? make much difference?
  14. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #14
    It just reduces the distance to move the gearstick between shifts
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  15. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #15
    does it just replace the gear linkage?
  16. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #16
    Nope, just a new gearlever
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  17. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1984 MK2 VTS 153bhp
    #17
    easy to fit?