martin1973
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 05:24 AM |
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type 9 v mt75
mt 75 v type 9
whats the better box for normal road use?
martin
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donut
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 07:38 AM |
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Depends what engine you intend to use. If using a plus 150BHP engine with loads of torque i would use the MT75 as it's a stronger box. If using
a std 1600/1800/2000cc pinto or xflow then the type 9 would be fine. The MT75 also has an extension that moves the gear stick further back making gear
change more comfy.
Andy
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 08:38 AM |
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...but the mt75 is miles bigger so you may have space issues, and there's less choice over what engine you can fit it to (although adaptor
plates are appearing for a few engines now). There are far more aftermarket and rebuild parts available for a type 9 so despite it being slightly
weaker as standard in the long run it could be a better option fi you need/want to build a trick gearbox.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 09:14 AM |
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And it there are loads of spares and upgrades available for the Type 9 box, including various options to make it stronger. At a price, of course!
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James
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 09:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by martyn_16v
...but the mt75 is miles bigger so you may have space issues,
Everyone says that, but someone posted a link yesterday (which I now can't find of course!) of someone fitting a Type9 in a Westfield and he had
to cut down the Type9 bellhousing to get it to fit where the MT75 had been!
Anyone got the link?
Cheers,
James
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James
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 09:51 AM |
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Found it!
Check this link with MT-75/Type9 sizes.
Looks like Type9 has larger bellhousing, but the main box body is smaller.
http://www.westfield-sw.co.uk/technical/gearbox/type9install.htm
HTH,
James
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martin1973
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| posted on 2/10/07 at 10:40 PM |
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it the mt75 from a transit ok to use or is it a silly ratio?
martin
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ZEN
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| posted on 6/11/07 at 02:49 PM |
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What is the lighter trans? According to http://www.westfield-world.com/gearboxspecs.html The Type 9 has 33-39kg but there is no info of the weight of
the MT75.
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