Gearbox ratio's

[easy-does-it]

Ok guys i need help on gearbox ratio's and what the best route to go down for me.....
I dont really have the cash to hunt out a 091 and have it built ( would be nice if santa could put it on the list ) but i cant see it happening..

As ive got no plans on racing the bus i was wondering if just changing the ratio's on the original box could be done and if so what do i need to get???

cheers guys...... oh and it's a 76 bay with a very thirsty ej20T on a 1600 box
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'76 bay going superfly TDI

[Kai]

With cash being an issue your easiest options is to put bigger tyres on the rear end. Bigger as in taller not wider
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Think......

Don't sleep and drive!!!

[easy-does-it]

I'm already running 80 profiles dude, so i'm going to need bigger wheels aswell .....

looks like im going down to the post office with a balaclava
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'76 bay going superfly TDI

[Kai]

[MostlyMonki]

yeah changing the ratios means a box buid - and thats where the money goes. i ended up spending about 1.6k iirc on getting a ready build box from the US, as it was easier/cheaper than sourcing stuff here then getting it rebuilt. linkey if its any use: http://www.donsbusbox.com/
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'72 Ratty Bug - Subaru EJ20 Turbo motor.

[easy-does-it]

Cheers for the link dude, just got to wait 3-5 days for the e-bay balaclava to turn up........


Hmmm looks like i could be d-subaru turbo'ing
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'76 bay going superfly TDI

[Griff71]

What may be of interest to you is that i recently had a quote from bears motorsport in the midlands. They quoted me £1200 for a fully built 4 speed box with similar ratios to a Legacy. Apparently 5 speed T3 boxes are no good as 5th cannot be altered. Pretty sure this was with a cable shift as well so using a stock set up may be cheaper.

My stock 4 speed is still holding up after loads of abuse. (famous last words........hope not!

Griff

[easy-does-it]

hello trouble ...

Really not sure what direction to go as of yet, the missus isnt impressed by any of the figures so far .... ( been looking into the subaru box route too)

Found out the 1600 has the best fourth of all the boxes, it's the ring and pinion that's the problem . so if i can find an 1800 or preferably an 091 and change the fourth in them i should be ok.....

.....Also got a set of 17's which if they fit ( my bus is still somewhere in france at the moment ) with some big tyres should help out


Still waiting for me balaclava.......
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'76 bay going superfly TDI

[13 window deluxe]

what about making a custom front gearbox mount and changing the shiftrod about then using a 2.0 t25 "dk" box same ratio's and diff as a 2.0litre "cp" bay box but can still be found at reasonable money i paid less than £100 for the last one i bought just a thought
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1964 rat 13 window deluxe 1Z tdi,
1975 rhd twin slider tintop (TBA)
1991 golf 2 gti with tweaked AHU tdi,

previous tdi swaps: gone but not forgotten
1979 rhd twin slider tintop bay ahu 1.9tdi
1990 T25 1Z 1.9tdi
1993 suzuki samurai with 1Z 1.9tdi

[easy-does-it]

You legend ...

Now that's the sort of info was after
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'76 bay going superfly TDI

[Inane Cathode]

I dream of a 4wd beetle...

I wonder how that would work. Do the older 4wd boxes support having the diff flipped?

[gazman]

you could do it with one of those reverse geared scooby boxes...
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