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Rover K series and Ford MT75
rally205 - 24/9/10 at 03:57 PM

Hi,

Has anybody here seen/done a K series using an MT75 gearbox?
I have looked everywhere for help but had no luck.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

slingshot2000 - 24/9/10 at 04:18 PM

They have definetly been available, but not sure if the manufacturer went bust a few years ago! May have to look for a second hand one!

interestedparty - 24/9/10 at 05:50 PM

I have a feeling that K series are usually fiited to Type 9s with a special bellhousing (Caterham?) but I also have a feeling that MT75s have an integral BH

big_wasa - 24/9/10 at 05:58 PM

Robin hood did an adapter to go from T series to a mt75 but it needs a v6 2wd mt75 with the longer input shaft.

Very rare.....!!!

rally205 - 24/9/10 at 07:12 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. The type 9 is the usual suspect for a K series but it wont take the kind of power that I want to put through it.

Robin Hood did do an adapter plate for the T series but that is a different bellhousing bolt pattern.

I could make an adaptor plate but it would mean putting a 30mm spacer on the end of the crank to get the input shaft correctly engaged in the clutch plate.
I am not sure that I like the idea of that.

MikeRJ - 24/9/10 at 08:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rally205
Thanks for the replies guys. The type 9 is the usual suspect for a K series but it wont take the kind of power that I want to put through it.


Unless you are turboing your 'K' it will probably cope ok in a light car.

rally205 - 25/9/10 at 01:08 PM

It will be putting out about 210bhp. Most people only rate the type 9 to 180bhp.

mrwibble - 25/9/10 at 01:53 PM

bgh geartech do heavy duty bits or complete boxes, with a choice of ratios for type 9

scootz - 25/9/10 at 01:56 PM

I would say that a N/A 210bhp K-series will not produce type-9 shredding torque figures... but then I could be wrong of course! I frequently am!