Overdrive gearboxes
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:31 pm
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject:
-Overdrive Gearboxes-
A few people have looked into fitting a Laycock overdrive into an Elan. Ford fitted them to late export models of Mk2 Escorts I believe which would enable them to mate up to the Corsair 2000E box. Trouble is there is not enough room in the chassis of the Elan or +2 to take it without a lot of drastic butchering.
Has any one tried a Laycock? 8 forward and 2 reverse gears sound tempting. Apparently they could only be engaged on the top two gears in most applications.
Some gearbox specialist have in the past fitted an overdrive where the 3rd gear slot is. A bit of a compromise. Has anyone tried one of these?
I think though that for overall driveability, the 3.54 dif is by far the best and simplest option. Modern ford 5 speed box conversions may have other ideas!!
Regards
Gordon
PS I tried this thread in one of my other posts but no takers. Anyone got any views one way or the other???
-Overdrive Gearboxes-
A few people have looked into fitting a Laycock overdrive into an Elan. Ford fitted them to late export models of Mk2 Escorts I believe which would enable them to mate up to the Corsair 2000E box. Trouble is there is not enough room in the chassis of the Elan or +2 to take it without a lot of drastic butchering.
Has any one tried a Laycock? 8 forward and 2 reverse gears sound tempting. Apparently they could only be engaged on the top two gears in most applications.
Some gearbox specialist have in the past fitted an overdrive where the 3rd gear slot is. A bit of a compromise. Has anyone tried one of these?
I think though that for overall driveability, the 3.54 dif is by far the best and simplest option. Modern ford 5 speed box conversions may have other ideas!!
Regards
Gordon
PS I tried this thread in one of my other posts but no takers. Anyone got any views one way or the other???