rx8 Gearbox

[nosher 1]

I have acquired an rx8 6speed gearbox to go into the Cortina has anyone on here done this ??

The car is a 1966 mk2 early series1 currently running a connaught built 1690 crossflow.

I have all the components for the conversion but just need to know about the gearbox mounts and any other problems we are likely to encounter.

 

Thank you

 

Steve.

[petermac 5]

Came across this chap on ebay who makes the conversion plates

maybe he can help with mountings if no-one on here has done the

conversion :thumbup:

 

conversion

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

I have acquired an rx8 6speed gearbox to go into the Cortina has anyone on here done this ??

The car is a 1966 mk2 early series1 currently running a connaught built 1690 crossflow.

I have all the components for the conversion but just need to know about the gearbox mounts and any other problems we are likely to encounter.

 

Thank you

 

Steve.

 

I think you will probably need to make a gearbox tunnel to go over it

[John Mack 329]

I get the novelty factor of having a 6-speeder in a Cortina, but I'm not sure the effort will be worth it, 1st and 6th are much the same as 1st and 5th in the type 9? I don't mean this as a criticism, maybe it'll make it better as the "middle" ratios will suit your engine? But you might find that you just change gear more often.

I do like the idea, what engine and axle ratio do you have?

[tizwass 23]

another gearbox that fits the tunnel and is the same size and cheap is the lexus is200 6 speed

[Shadow 20]

Ask Steve Taylor I'm sure he has one in his MK3

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

another gearbox that fits the tunnel and is the same size and cheap is the lexus is200 6 speed

 

IN A SERIES 1 MANUAL TUNNEL?

 

Alan has a fast 1660 Kent engine in his mk2 he only needs 3 gears now to get to 100mph , 5 or 6 would just be more changing gear

 

Of course you can always do like truck drivers with lots of gears and miss some out, go from say 1st to 3rd and then to 6th.

[Beowulf 87]

IN A SERIES 1 MANUAL TUNNEL?

 

Alan has a fast 1660 Kent engine in his mk2 he only needs 3 gears now to get to 100mph , 5 or 6 would just be more changing gear

 

Of course you can always do like truck drivers with lots of gears and miss some out, go from say 1st to 3rd and then to 6th.

 

Dave, you are an old dinosaur :rofl: :rofl:

[tizwass 23]

100 in third more like a tom pepper or in your dreams

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

100 in third more like a tom pepper or in your dreams

 

You'll have to get him to take you for a spin :thumbup:

[tizwass 23]

it woud have to do 10.000 rpm in third to do 100 mph

[Danish 294]

I get the novelty factor of having a 6-speeder in a Cortina, but I'm not sure the effort will be worth it

 

From what I understand the 'box is very similar in size to a type-9 and has the same input and output shafts - this makes it an attractive option to me, and I'm actually thinking to try an RX8 one - if it's any good I can sell my stockpile of type-9s

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

From what I understand the 'box is very similar in size to a type-9

 

it wont fit in a series 1 Mk2 Cortina then without surgery to the gearbox tunnel

[John Mack 329]

From what I understand the 'box is very similar in size to a type-9 and has the same input and output shafts - this makes it an attractive option to me, and I'm actually thinking to try an RX8 one - if it's any good I can sell my stockpile of type-9s

Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking it! :thumbup:

.......give it a few years we might all have Mazda boxes?!

[Danish 294]

it wont fit in a series 1 Mk2 Cortina then without surgery to the gearbox tunnel

 

But would a type-9 also require tunnel surgery?