mr T
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 11:40 AM |
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Type 9 gear set upgrade
Thinking of upgradeing a type 9 gear box with a quaife clubman gear set or a bgh 2.8 long first gear . Both sets cost approx £700 is it a good upgrade
and is it worth the money any help please.
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turbodisplay
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 11:44 AM |
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They are ment to be good for 275hp.
One cheap upgrade is to change the top cover with a sturdy piece of alloy to sto the case from flexing. It will add a bit to the hp rating as the gear
teeth remain in better contact.
Darren
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SeaBass
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 12:06 PM |
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The top cover locates one part of the selector mechanism. How do you overcome this issue with a piece of alloy?
Thanks
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turbodisplay
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 12:12 PM |
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The maincase cover is pressed steel, as such is weak.
Not the tailcase.
£61 from deamon tweaks
Darren
[Edited on 2/2/08 by turbodisplay]
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mookaloid
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 12:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SeaBass
The top cover locates one part of the selector mechanism. How do you overcome this issue with a piece of alloy?
Thanks
I believe quaife make a top cover which presumably takes this into account.
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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SeaBass
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 12:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by turbodisplay
The maincase cover is pressed steel, as such is weak.
Not the tailcase.
£61 from deamon tweaks
Darren
[Edited on 2/2/08 by turbodisplay]
Have you ever taken a type 9 apart??
I know the maincase cover is pressed steel - as I said it has welded onto the underside of it a component that locates part of the selector
mechanism...
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NS Dev
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 01:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by turbodisplay
They are ment to be good for 275hp.
One cheap upgrade is to change the top cover with a sturdy piece of alloy to sto the case from flexing. It will add a bit to the hp rating as the gear
teeth remain in better contact.
Darren
No they are not rated to 275hp, that's the HD kit not the clubman one, and the HD one is a lot more money as it replaces the mainshaft which is
a very expensive item!
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j30fos
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 04:33 PM |
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Mines a BGH E7 and its just cost me £970 its rated to 280  it will just cope with the saab lump
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procomp
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 08:54 PM |
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Hi if running over 250 HP you will need to move up to a Quafie / TRANX straitcut box rather than a BGH with helical gears if wanting reliability
aswell.
Cheers Matt
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