Tell me about skoda gearboxes!

From the imp conversions done with the five speed skoda gearbox, i hear that the limit is 100-120bhp. After that the CROWN wheel stops doing its job and the teeth start dropping out like a 9 year old drinking too much coke.

Unsure on the driveshafts.

I'm looking at doing a five speed conversion to the imp using a renault five unit, the early ones are the right way around. Renault also had the forethought to make them good for around 200bhp!

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J

Not problems on the power side then as the engine has a massive 24bhp as standard so even with mods i wont be putting alot through it. Stock fiat box struggles to handle the 24!

Just exploring all the possibilitys, even tho I'm not liking them much

the box to go for if you require strengh is the 4 speed good ratios best bet it the 135 RiC box ill dig out the ratios for you later 100 120 bhp s just the limit also if you get a box make sure it doesnt jump out of 5th

This car pisses me off, i just cant come up with a combination that makes me 'want' to build it. everythings either too slow, too expensive, too boring or just dosent feel right. Using the fiat engine on a differant box just makes me think why go to all the hassle for something so slow, why not just transfer the engine aswell! But then if i fit a differant engine the car looses most of its appeal. Id love to just tune the fiat engine, throw on a turbo and injection and have some fun wharlst the car still keeps if original 'feel' but in reality that means big money, steel cranks and s/c gear kits imported from europe for something thats still not exactly going to feel lightning fast when its done!

I see where you're coming from there Slater, but part of my love for old Skodas comes from the fact you can have real fun without actually needing lots of power or speed. I guess that's the appeal of the little Fiats too, slow as a slow thing, but bags of character and fun.

If i swap the engine then the whole car just looses its appeal to me I'm afrade. :/

Bike engines have been done a million times and are plain boring to me now, car engines even more so! and in a little fiat even even more more so!! They might make the car fast but theres alot more to it than that, i want it to surprise you! If i was going to do a serious engine swap it would have to be on something where you wouldnt be expecting it. Its not because i don't like the idea of a fiat with a fast motor it just not 'out there' enough for me to justify spending my time on when i feel i have better ideas in my head.

Never the less i relly like them and they have potential in there somewhere! I just need a good idea and i cant think of one yet, so expect more threads like this as i need to come up with something one day! SORRY!

Yeh i was thinking that, or maybe a 600 box. i like that idea better then the skoda option but maybe a bit harder to get hold of.

if nothing 'sits right' with it for you mate, and as a result you decide to move it on - do let me know!