Egb18r

[Jasemas]

Yikes this thing will own

[.Dave]

hory shet

[H8 HWP]

Glade you guys are enjoying the build lots more to come

[Extremer!]

Really nice built....Wish you all the best .... LOVE THE COLOUR !!!!!

But to be honest , I would take a second thought on what Chez00 said about PPG ( I am not saying that GForce isn't good) but in my eyes and my personal experience PPG is one of the best ....

[lsvtec]

cant wait for updates

[H8 HWP]

If i dont use gforce il go with Albins one of my mates in the states run 9s with a factory
Type r gear box just a 2way lsd and obx drive shafts

[IEVAQ8]

If i dont use gforce il go with Albins one of my mates in the states run 9s with a factory
Type r gear box just a 2way lsd and obx drive shafts

My opinion...
If this is a street car, juat keep a stock gearbox...
Dog boxes are a bit of a "dog" to.drive on the street...

Prob beta off having a couple of spare oem.boxes...

Thats wat im.doing in.my EK...

[u mad?]

with 800hp?

[H8 HWP]

Ul be surprised what a factory type r gearbox
Can hold

[u mad?]

yeah but whats the fun in that, constantly in the back of your mind ''i better not flog it too hard, don't wanna break the box''

[IEVAQ8]

with 800hp?

even with 1000hp...
The key to a box holding together is how solid.mounted the engine and box.is...
The less movement/twist, the less chance of it breaking

Ul be surprised what a factory type r gearbox
Can hold

Exactly...

[chez00]

All true. As IEVAQ8 says, case flex (leading to shaft separation) with the torque levels you're talking is the issue. A bearing cuff will help but obviously you lose 5th (most options won't leave 5th except PPG).

The reason why some of the above mentioned gear sets are stronger than standard, apart from metallurgy is because they do not force the shafts apart because of the profile of the tooth - they are either semi-helical or straight cut. The standard helical cut forces the shafts apart, and is quite steep on the 4.78 pinion.

apparently these guys do a 3.42:1 FD, don't know what they are like though: http://www.watsonsrally.co.uk/html/price_list.html

Good chassis reinforcement is definitely key.