S1 rallye box

8th April 2013, 13:54

Where can i pick up an s1 rallye gearbox as cant find one anywhere?
Cheers

8th April 2013, 14:00

just keep your eye out for one, ebay or go on the rallye register. Be prepared to spend a lot of money though. What car is it being fitted to?

8th April 2013, 15:09

Fitting it to a vts might try get a 1.4 xsi box

8th April 2013, 15:10

Good luck with that one mate, even rarer

8th April 2013, 16:11

unlucky took me 6months to find the one I just sold to chris

8th April 2013, 17:57

Well whats a good box to put on a vts for acceleration?

8th April 2013, 18:43

For cheap and cheerful a 1.1

8th April 2013, 19:02

Dont the 1.1 have really week diff's in them?

8th April 2013, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashley1

Dont the 1.1 have really week diff's in them?

Yes! my vtr destroyed one in 6 month's and i dont drive like a bellend(much) either. So a vts would definatly kill it

8th April 2013, 21:31

I've got an S1 box on my VTS, best mod I've ever done. Keep checking the bay and rallye reg as said

9th April 2013, 01:28

Been looking for While cant find anything and need a gearbox ASAP as mine has blown the diff and I'm having to drive about in a 1996 fiesta haha might just have to get a Vts box :/

9th April 2013, 02:37

As above also learn your gearbox codes, a couple of customers have been sold 1.1 boxes on eBay that were suppose to be s1 rallye boxes.

9th April 2013, 10:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashley1

Dont the 1.1 have really week diff's in them?

Nope.

17 year olds who have no clutch control or mechanical sympathy will tell you they are weak.. but it's just their driving

Plenty of members including myself have used 1.1 boxes for alot of miles with no problems.

Did 26k miles on the 1.1 box with my 8v - not much sympathy either.. no noises / selects gears perfect

Then switched to 16v - and did a abusive 11k miles with engine oil in the box.

Finally changed it the other week as is started to whine (engine oil) and plan to do trackdays so wanted a better 1. (another 1.1)

SO 37k miles of mainly fun/aggressive driving and I'd refit the old box and drive to Scotland without tools tomorrow.

So don't let a few who have pulled the short straw and bought a bad box from day 1 put you off.

Also there is a issue with the shafts that has recently popped up on the forums too..

The sports shafts don't go into the box all the way. So not all the spine is used, and supposedly this could cause the shaft to come out of the box and strip the teeth when suspension is fully extended.

But having done 37k miles on a 1.1 box with sports shafts including high speed jumps - it's pretty safe to say the car has been in every possible scenario. With no problems.

Oh yeah the box cost me £20

9th April 2013, 10:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bedford126

As above also learn your gearbox codes, a couple of customers have been sold 1.1 boxes on eBay that were suppose to be s1 rallye boxes.

I second that, I was had once with a "xsi" box that came out of a breaker of an xsi but was a diesel box

10th April 2013, 10:13

i used a ax 1.1 box on a vts for aaages worked sweet, but the 1.1 and vts ratios are basically the same so whats the point?

s2 rallye/1.6 xsi
1.3 rallye
1.4 xsi

any of them im looking for, for my project lol so good luck loadsa people want them

10th April 2013, 10:17

Good luck finding a 1.4 xsi box though, I've seen 10x more s1 rallye boxes for sale than I have 1400 xsi units

10th April 2013, 10:45

i have a 1.6 xsi box if anyone is interested, 120k, 4th and 5th whine. needs collecting today from southampton. lol

10th April 2013, 15:11

I love threads like this
I have currently

An xsi 1.4 in bits
An xsi 1.4 with a plate diff
An s2 rallye in my gti
An s1 rallye in bits
2 gti boxes
And 2 vtr boxes

Hard to find my arse i just go up my unit

10th April 2013, 15:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexB

I love threads like this
I have currently

An xsi 1.4 in bits
An xsi 1.4 with a plate diff
An s2 rallye in my gti
An s1 rallye in bits
2 gti boxes
And 2 vtr boxes

Hard to find my arse i just go up my unit

you've bought them all thats why haha

10th April 2013, 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashley1

Dont the 1.1 have really week diff's in them?

Yes, they are slightly thinner on the diff. but it's not any "weaker" unless you launch the car everywhere and are rough with the clutch and gear changes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbracer16valver

i used a ax 1.1 box on a vts for aaages worked sweet, but the 1.1 and vts ratios are basically the same so whats the point?

s2 rallye/1.6 xsi
1.3 rallye
1.4 xsi

any of them im looking for, for my project lol so good luck loadsa people want them

1.1 and VTS ratios are quite different.

If you want a 1.3 gearbox, look abroad. they're common as muck. not rare at all. They were all mass produced. thousands of 1.3XSi's out there.

10th April 2013, 16:40

so they did a 1.3 alloy block with J cam xsi?

10th April 2013, 17:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gandi699

so they did a 1.3 alloy block with J cam xsi?

the European LHD version of the XSi is the same as a uk spec XSi with a uk spec "Rallye" engine in it and gearbox. There were 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 XSi's built.

so it should be exactly the same spec.

I don't know the gearbox codes though.

We need someone who lives in France to come here and halp