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TDCI RWD??
carlknight1982 - 23/10/08 at 06:58 AM

Anyone know what gearbox i would need for a RWD conversion for a TDCI engine?

mr henderson - 23/10/08 at 07:01 AM

Which make is the engine?

John

carlknight1982 - 23/10/08 at 07:12 AM

Ford, same as fitted to the MK3 mondeo

dinosaurjuice - 23/10/08 at 07:51 AM

theres a couple of different tdci engines.
the 2.0 mondeo pre 2006/7 is a ford 'puma' engine - cam chain and noisy and clattery.

the 1.4, 1.6, and focus 2.0 are psa Hdi engines. much more refined - ideal for kit cars

they should all mate up to the new 2006- transit rwd gearbox. 6 speed newer equivalent to mt75 IIRC.

whats your plan?

MY BEASTY

carlknight1982 - 23/10/08 at 02:27 PM

my old company ran transits with the new 6spd box, and had nothing but problems, any other ideas, no plans yet jus bandying idea about

dinosaurjuice - 23/10/08 at 02:44 PM

im presuming your thinking about a tdci kitcar?

i was thinking the same thing this time last year, spent a long time researching rwd gearboxes and couldnt find anything for sensible money that could sustain 400Nm reliably. I was almost giving up on the idea until i came across the mid-engined kit cars which use the standard fwd donor transmission.

I went with the MEV Rocket, best decision i made, very helpful company who didnt stand back and laugh when i mentioned installing a glorified rayburn.

most difficult part was wiring. donor car had CAN networks and all sorts of fancy electrickery. some had to be kept, others i managed to bypass.

If i did something similar i would definately go for a VW unit with a mechanical pump. maybe not as quiet/smooth but so much simpler!

mr henderson - 23/10/08 at 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by dinosaurjuice


i was thinking the same thing this time last year, spent a long time researching rwd gearboxes and couldnt find anything for sensible money that could sustain 400Nm reliably. I was almost giving up on the idea until i came across the mid-engined kit cars which use the standard fwd donor transmission.

I went with the MEV Rocket, best decision i made, very helpful company who didnt stand back and laugh when i mentioned installing a glorified rayburn.



Mid engined with a FWD power unit is definitely the way to go. I'm working on such a project myself. There are difficulties to oversome, especially with the overall design, partly because movingthe occupants forward means that the issue of providing enough room for the front wheels to steer is tricky, and one of the main reasons for using curved sides (when viewed from above)

I like the MEV solution, and I expect we will be seeing more of that sort of thing in the future.

John