Now that is a topic I would like a lot more information about!
On 4/17/07, chasgee@aol.com <chasgee@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Or you can make your own that fits into the stock gearbox housing.....not
> that I know anything about that. Use the appropriate sized Hewland gearsets
> for your horsepower range and your set. Lots of other detais to work out as
> well, but not too terrible.
>
> Chuck Gee
> Blacksmith Racing
> Spitfire racer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lang@isis.mit.edu
> To: jimcun2001@yahoo.com.au
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Dog Box
>
>
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Jim Cun wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> Hi.
>
> > I have been thinking about using a dog box for my TR5. Can anyone
> > give me their experience with this type of set up?
>
> My take on this is that if you are not constrained by rules, you should
> def. consider a Jericho 4 or 5 speed. If you have to stick with the TR
> gearbox (vintage), then you don't have a lot of choice - you get Quaife
> and nothing.
>
> Jericho is kool because you can get alternate gear sets. But even if you
> don't want alternate sets, you get exactly what you need when you
> initially set up the box.
>
> And for pretty much any Triumph the Jericho box is major overkill in terms
> of robustness. Put another way, some of the 6-cyl guys are making well in
> excess of 200 HP. The stock TR6 box is not designed for that much power.
> So you trash the box pretty regularly. Two TR boxes with C/R gears and
> labor and you're right there in terms of cost for the Jericho setup.
>
> The only "if" with Jericho is getting the bell housing setup. Sam Halkias
> used a cut-off TR6 bell housing with a plate welded to it and then drilled
> it for the Jericho (which I believe is the same as the Borg-Warner T5).
>
> But to me, straight cut gears and dog-engagement is just "too kool".
> Nothing says "I'm a race car" like singing straight cuts and instant
> up-shifts.
>
> argh Argh ARGH.
>
> rml
>
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