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gerboxes fit starion
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:40 pm
by crshbndct
probably been asked before, but what gearboxes fit starion motors..
for example, l300, sigma etc.
which are the strongest boxes?
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:44 am
by flav
Starion
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:51 am
by JD_Stazza_Brendan
Pretty sure JAP Sigma boxes fit but these arnt as strong as a Starion box.
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:22 am
by crshbndct
flav wrote:Starion
really? your kidding!!
what i really want to know is if the L300 box will fit and how strong is this. usually commercial vehicles get pretty strong boxes.
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:24 am
by Cookiemonster
Starion gearbox is strong.
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:37 pm
by mrb1
crshbndct wrote:
what i really want to know is if the L300 box will fit and how strong is this. usually commercial vehicles get pretty strong boxes.
Starion box is stronger than the commercial boxes.
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:42 pm
by RallyStarion
Cookiemonster wrote [Starion gearbox is strong.]
Not that strong! Stripped four teeth off 4th gear at the Alpine rally two weeks ago. This is the second time I have had problems, last time we took two teeth of the gear at the back of the input shaft (but I think launch control had something to do with that)
As its almost impossible to get parts for the Sports Option box I am now looking at having a complete gearset made in straight cuts with dogs not syncros, still with a 1:1 5th though. The gears will be about 6mm wider this way.
May be able to do more than one set if there is any interest.
Brian.[/quote]
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:20 am
by flav
You need a Hollinger for your thing.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:24 am
by MrBishi
Mazda RX7 ser 4/5 using a B2600 bellhousing. Need custom tailshaft and crossmember though.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:31 pm
by Cookiemonster
RallyStarion wrote:Not that strong! Stripped four teeth off 4th gear at the Alpine rally two weeks ago.
How many teeth would you have stripped off an L300 gearbox?
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:36 pm
by RallyStarion
You need a Hollinger for your thing
Looked at that Flav, have found a bellhousing from a Aust, Safari Pajero from the 1990,s that was cast to match the Starion block to a Holinger bolt pattern. Preference is to keep the Starion casing though.
Brian
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:00 pm
by e-soom
RALLYSTARION.Could be interested.Find out the price and let us know.The more kits you make the more economic it is. :)
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:12 am
by 2000_turbo
You need a late Starion gearbox (88-90) These boxes are the strongest of all Starion boxes. If you need stronger, use a Supra W58 gearbox or even better a RX7 turboII gearbox, just as MrBishi mentioned. For the RX7 box you need a mazda b2600 bellhousing for matching your engine. The RX7 box is very strong, can hold approx 500HP and shifting at 10.000rpm is no problem.
Gr,
Martijn.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:36 am
by CussCuss
boxes are rated more for torque, a rotary that revs to 10,000rpm and puts out 500hp is going to put very very different loads compared to a 500hp 2.6 that revs to 6000pm.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:51 am
by 2000_turbo
CussCuss wrote:boxes are rated more for torque, a rotary that revs to 10,000rpm and puts out 500hp is going to put very very different loads compared to a 500hp 2.6 that revs to 6000pm.
Yes, you are right! I know that to, but the RX7 gearbox is stronger then the Starion box, no matter what the torque is even at only 6000rpm :D
Gr,
Martijn.
