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Gearbox build recommendations?

Started by LumpyVR4, Aug 02 2021 08:28 PM

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LumpyVR4

Posted 02 August 2021 - 08:28 PM

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So it seems I should have been collecting transmission parts before engine parts, because you just can't get them anymore. I am trying to come up with a recipe for a gearbox and transfer case that will hold together behind a 500whp 94mm stroker. I am not going to race the car, I just like ridiculous power.

Box I'll be using is a standard VR4 w5m33. I have a new evo 3 input and first stashed away. Other things I was thinking of was a 4 spider center diff, a billet main bearing plate to stop the box flexing and killing 4th, and a 300m output shaft. For the transfer I am going to fit a Magnus billet cover to stop it flexing.

Do I need all of these bits? I definitely want this stuff to hold together, but I do not want to waste money on things I only need if I'm trying for 9s at the track.

ECM Link, 399 MAF, 560cc injectors, 270 cams, TD05-20G @22psi, 3" dump, full 3" mandrel exhaust, intercooler, Fidanza alloy flywheel, 4 bolt LSD, EVO IV brakes, Strut braces, coil overs and sway bars.

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EvoOne

Posted 06 August 2021 - 03:37 AM

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Meek rebuilt / refreshed my standard box a few years ago.

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LumpyVR4

Posted 06 August 2021 - 07:40 AM

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Yep. I'm working with Chris on this. He stripped the box for me last week so I know what I'm dealing with. Luckily the box was in pretty good nick. Asking everyone I can I've been told to not worry about the mid plate or output shaft and spend my money getting everything peened and polished to within an inch of its life.

ECM Link, 399 MAF, 560cc injectors, 270 cams, TD05-20G @22psi, 3" dump, full 3" mandrel exhaust, intercooler, Fidanza alloy flywheel, 4 bolt LSD, EVO IV brakes, Strut braces, coil overs and sway bars.

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ENGINR

Posted 07 August 2021 - 11:59 AM

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PPG dogbox. You'll shred 4th gear in a standard box with that type of torque and power at the wheels.

Ask me how I know....

‎"I got an idea, an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." - Peter Griffin

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LumpyVR4

Posted 08 August 2021 - 05:24 AM

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Also forgot to ask if anyone knows the best way around the fact that the clutch bearing retainer on the box is gouged and seeing as it is an early box it does not have a replaceable one like an evo box does?

ECM Link, 399 MAF, 560cc injectors, 270 cams, TD05-20G @22psi, 3" dump, full 3" mandrel exhaust, intercooler, Fidanza alloy flywheel, 4 bolt LSD, EVO IV brakes, Strut braces, coil overs and sway bars.

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Posted 23 August 2021 - 05:53 AM

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Convert to auto is good way to get a manual not to pop

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LumpyVR4

Posted 13 May 2022 - 07:33 AM

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My geabox saga has been going for a while now because parts are basically impossible to get. I've ended up importing an EVO 2 RS gearbox from Malaysia, and today I took delivery of these.

Edited by LumpyVR4, 13 May 2022 - 07:34 AM.

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ECM Link, 399 MAF, 560cc injectors, 270 cams, TD05-20G @22psi, 3" dump, full 3" mandrel exhaust, intercooler, Fidanza alloy flywheel, 4 bolt LSD, EVO IV brakes, Strut braces, coil overs and sway bars.

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LumpyVR4

Posted 30 July 2022 - 06:04 AM

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After lots of hunting found a guy in WA who has started making hub/sliders. Just waiting on some keys and springs and can build the box. They're so shiny I don't want to put them in the box where I can't see them.

ECM Link, 399 MAF, 560cc injectors, 270 cams, TD05-20G @22psi, 3" dump, full 3" mandrel exhaust, intercooler, Fidanza alloy flywheel, 4 bolt LSD, EVO IV brakes, Strut braces, coil overs and sway bars.