Re: 6 speed gearbox for the Elan
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:39 am
Just put a Lotus nose badge on a grey inport MX5 light bulb and a can of old engine oil under the bonnet with a drip hole .
Neil
Neil
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Elanintheforest wrote:I agree, Gordon, and I still haven't found a nicer box to use on any moderns. I guess that having an overdrive top is useful in dropping the revs, but it doesn't allow a faster top speed to be maintained any better...the wind noise from the doors takes over from the ngine noise at 100mph plus.
Mark
steveww wrote:Having just completed a fairly long trip in modern traffic with my Elan. IMHO an under driven 1st and over driven 6th would be divine! When crawling in stop start traffic the original gearbox 1st is too high, giving about 15mph by the time the clutch is fully out, a lower gear that would allow one to trickle along would be nice. Once clear of the traffic and trying to keep up with my wife in her modern required pulling 4500 - 5000 rpm I am sure more relaxed driving would be available with an over driven 6th. Sure it would not reduce wind noise though
I will let you know how the prototype drives in August; hopefully.
steveww wrote:Beer & Crips yum
The main design brief was to improve the Elan for today's traffic conditions by fitting a more suitable gearbox with minimal other alterations.
There is nothing wrong with the Lotus twinc so why swap that out as well? As for fitting an auto box - yuk!
garyeanderson wrote:steveww wrote:Beer & Crips yum
The main design brief was to improve the Elan for today's traffic conditions by fitting a more suitable gearbox with minimal other alterations.
There is nothing wrong with the Lotus twinc so why swap that out as well? As for fitting an auto box - yuk!
not yuc, just easy...
Lighter too.
Gary
D.J.Pelly wrote:garyeanderson wrote:steveww wrote:Beer & Crips yum
The main design brief was to improve the Elan for today's traffic conditions by fitting a more suitable gearbox with minimal other alterations.
There is nothing wrong with the Lotus twinc so why swap that out as well? As for fitting an auto box - yuk!
not yuc, just easy...
Lighter too.
Gary
Phew, cor blimey Gary!
Well I suppose CABC would approve of the weight you've saved there
I still find the idea of a fully sorted 6 speed G/box that will slot straight in an interesting thought.
Maybe 4th being a straight 1:1 & the upper 2 nice overdrives.