I think that Corvette 5 speed you are using in the Spitfire is well within the
vintage spirit.
> On Mar 31, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Barr, Scott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> WARNING: What follows on the present thread is the annual â??Gearboxesâ??
> discussion. Allow me to paraphrase and summarize:
>
> [Please, please, please read this in the fondly amused spirit in which it was
> offered. I canâ??t put in enough winky-faces to assure you all that this is
> not intended to be snotty or divisiveâ?¦]
>
> [poster #1] Hey, my stock gearboxes stink and they blow up all the time.
> What do you guys know about installing a [Datsun/Toyota/Hewland/Allison]
> transmission in place of the cranky old stock stuff?
>
> [poster #2] Well, we know they work better, but might be in violation of the
> rules of your sanctioning body, and are not really in the vintage spirit.
>
> [poster #1] Yeah, but my gearbox is always broken, and sitting on the
> trailer is not really in the vintage spirit either.
>
> [poster #2] Well maybe you shouldnâ??t have installed that [high-compression
> head/weber carbs/supercharger/turbo/nitrous] and giant brakes on your obvious
> cheater-mobile.
>
> [Joe Alexander] Hey guys, why canâ??t we all just get along. Weâ??re all
> having fun in our own ways and who the heck cares if someone else enjoys
> making their car faster than it was when it was new. Isnâ??t that arguably
> as legitimate a pursuit as the piloting of an era-correct car as fast as it
> can go in its era-correct state?
>
> [poster #1 and poster #2] Yeah, I suppose thatâ??s right. Thereâ??s room
> for everyone in this sport, from the person who likes to run their
> era-correct car and replace the trans every weekend, to the person who just
> likes to see how fast they can make these old crocks go, using everything
> thatâ??s been made and learned over the last 60 years. [hugs all around]
>
>
> Scott B. (unless you think Iâ??m being snotty and divisive, in which case, my
> name is Philbin Potsticker, and I drive an MG TC. In Ecuador.)
>
>
>
>
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Scott Janzen via
> Fot
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:58 AM
> To: Jason Ostrowski
> Cc: FOT
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Synchros
>
> I agree with Jason - spending the $1,000 +/- for an expert rebuild has
> resulted in the same survival rate (not long) as the $50-$100 used ones.
> The real cost is in the lost race weekends when the thing blows up on a very
> regular basis.
> I run a TR6 box.
> Marty, if you are using this for a Spitfire upgrade you are probably more
> than fine, but for a GT6 with a developed engine, my advice is give up and
> move on, or be prepared to make a paddock swap every other weekend.
>
> On Mar 31, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Jason Ostrowski via Fot wrote:
>
> If you must for some reason use a GT6 gearbox:
> If it looks good and everything seems in order I would use it without doubt.
> For whatever reason, by comparison I have gotten the most miles out of good
> old "barn find" unworked gt6 transmissions.
> I've had many of them built by "the best".
> Although It seems contrary to our greater "never be beaten by equipment"
> philosophy...
> The unworked original crappy ones have gone longer (for me) than the
> "professionally serviced" new gear (usuallyTR7) and sychro ones.
> In my own program, since I have to take them out after every race (Third gear
> is usually all but toasted), I stopped spending the $ money on the gearbox
> rebuilds and focused more on finding and using several good older ones.
> I can use the gearbox for the same amount of time for much less $.
> Since I am struggling to survive in this sport of wealthy kings...
> Its nice to SOMETIMES find the cheap way works.
>
> Note: Friendly Ghost Racing is not responsible for recommending these risky
> and absurd transmission choices of using a "barn find" unit. We only do these
> things because the trans will break soon anyway.
>
> Cheers!
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:50 AM, marty via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
> I have a GT6 transmission of unknown history. Visually it looks in really
> good shape internally. Am considering doing a refresh with new bearings and
> synchros. I did some reading on the archives and while most of the post are
> from a while ago I get the impression that the synchros made now (or then
> anyhow) were of poor quality and that the original were much better and if
> you didn't need to change them it was best to leave the old one in place.
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marty
>
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