96fireblade
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 05:39 AM |
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engine and gearbox combinations
Hello, I am looking to use a 1986 vauxhall astra GTE engine with a ford gearbox, i know it's possible with a type 9 box using an adaptor bell
housing but does anyone know if their's an adaptor plate on the market for using the later MT75 gearbox?
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Danozeman
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 07:40 AM |
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86 GTE? is that 8valve?
IIRC u can use a carlton box on vaux engines which bolts straight on..
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 08:30 AM |
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or manta 1.8
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NS Dev
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 08:41 AM |
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yep, but in answer to the question, no there is not an adaptor available to put the MT75 onto the vauxhall engine.
The reason is that most of the adaptor bellhousings are sold for competition use and nobody uses the MT75 for that really as all the go faster bits
are made for the type 9
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mackei23b
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 12:01 PM |
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Manta 1.8 box is tempting though a bit rare as its a close ratio getrag box
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NS Dev
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 03:21 PM |
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No its not!! That's what the marketing blurb would have you believe but having owned 7 mantas I can assure you they are far from close ratio!!!
Tis made by Getrag (its the getrag 240 box) but that's it, same gear cluster as used on manta GTE, early carltons, e30 3 series beemers etc
etc.
Quite rare boxes now though, and better than the carlton ones as they have a std splined prop fitting instead of the rubber donut used on the
carltons.
If you can get just a broken one then you are sorted though, as the internals swap over in one lump from the manta GTE box (which just has a different
front casing as the bellhousings are cast-in) and the GTE boxes are ten a penny.
[Edited on 30/11/06 by NS Dev]
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96fireblade
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| posted on 1/12/06 at 11:18 PM |
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engine gearbox combinations
Not wanting to ignore anyone’s advice on gearboxes choice I have opted to use a ford type 9 five speed instead reason being I had one buried in the
back of the shed can anyone recommend a good (cheap) supplier of ford to Vauxhall bell housings?
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mackei23b
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| posted on 3/12/06 at 11:12 PM |
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Would beg to differ, mine was definetly close ratio and backed up by Challenge Motorsport!
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