gearboxes what to do??

[Ciaran 4]

i have a distinct feeling my gearbox is on it's way out so wondering

should i buy a straight replacement?? get mine re-conditioned??

or is their a 6speed vw/audi one that would fit???

if i rebuilt mine i would probably replace fofth to lower the revs on motorway!

my car is a 96 VR6 with 90k on the clock!

[Slim 0]

A straight replacement from a breaker will be cheapest, around £300+fitting.

Rebuilding is probably the best way to go but it's certainly not cheap. To do it properly, you'll be looking at 4 figures easily.

Most people fit a lower final drive to make the car accelerate quicker (making it rev higher than normal), I don't think you'd find many people recommending you do the opposite.

Your best bet would be to phone Stealth down south for a quote on a fancy gearbox.

[mattverth 0]

http://www.performance-cafe.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_235&products_id=1424

Happy saving!

Put a Peloquin LSD in at the ame time.....

[Ciaran 4]

whats $1699 in £'s??

sounds tempting might give stealth a phone like u said slim.

u got a re-cond box didn't ya min how did u check it was ok before u bought it??

[Slim 0]

My car had a full gearbox rebuild by the VW dealer in Canterbury in August 2004 a few months before I bought it costing £1400. Unfortunately, one of the new bearings decided it had had enough less than a year later, which caused the box to implode on my way home up the A90.

I bought a replacement one from a breaker, had to take a gamble on it being in good condition, and to be honest, it wasn't in as good condition as I'd hoped for but I was able to use enough parts off the fubared box (most of the bits were under a year old) to make one complete box in good condition.