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6 speed box - bighead02 - 11-11-2012
Right next thread of the day as im planning for future does anyone no if its possible to fit a 6 speed bix in a 1.6 and if so how hard and how much work would it involve as much as my 5 speed box is good i just think it needs that extra gear to get it over the top if you catch my drift.
cheers in advance craig
RE: 6 speed box - Tom - 11-11-2012
I may be wrong but im pretty sure the overall ratios mean the 5 speed box has just as much top end, just the 6 gears are much closer together so the revs dont drop so much during gear changes :p
RE: 6 speed box - THE_Liam - 11-11-2012
That's right, plus the TU and XU engines have different boxes so it wouldn't fit...
RE: 6 speed box - Toms306 - 11-11-2012
One of my mates looked into this during his college project, on a 106 instead though. Turned out it could be adapted to fit a TU (dont ask me how easy that is though), but you'd need the '6 steering rack if you did it.
IMO not worth it on a standard 1.6....but if you're doing some crazy mods to it then maybe.
RE: 6 speed box - darrenjlobb - 11-11-2012
They fit on pretty easily, epic box for ragging, but no better for top end....
RE: 6 speed box - bighead02 - 11-11-2012
Cheers for the comments the main reason for asking was for 1. Its a crusing gear ie not reving so high all the time got a straight through on it so is loud as f*ck. And 2. Is because i do plan to play with it alot which begs the question why dont i just buy a gti 6 but i like a challenge and i all ready own my 1.6 but its good to no it can be done cheers
RE: 6 speed box - Toms306 - 11-11-2012
I also made this mistake....apparently 6th on the GTi ISN'T a cruising gear, they just move the other ratios closer together.
RE: 6 speed box - Niall - 11-11-2012
(11-11-2012, 06:53 PM)Toms306 Wrote: I also made this mistake....apparently 6th on the GTi ISN'T a cruising gear, they just move the other ratios closer together.
correct. they have just moved the ratios closer...pain in town driving but is good for ragging!
RE: 6 speed box - Tom - 11-11-2012
Go me
RE: 6 speed box - Ruan - 12-11-2012
Not an easy conversion, it means pulling apart a JP4 BE3/4R and then using the bellhousing on the GTi6 casing as the starter is on the wrong side, but trust, you wouldn't want to do it on a 1.6 without adjusting the final drive, just too long...
RE: 6 speed box - puglove - 12-11-2012
Surly a 6 box on a 1.6 would be epicly shite?
And 6th deffently isnt a crousin gear. I hate that box on the motorway.
RE: 6 speed box - 306Dan - 13-11-2012
5th gear on a tu5 is bad enough why would you want to add a 6th?
i can only see it working if it was a tu5 jp4 or a well spec'd tu5jp