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Adamstanford

Putting a 1.9 gearbox onto a 1.6 8v

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Adamstanford

As the title suggests. My car has a be3 gearbox fitted. Its a 1.6 engine with twin webers... it goes very nicely but the synchros are gone. 

 

Will a 1.9 gearbox work well with this engine? 

What are my other options? 

Will any be3 gearbox fit (seen one advertised for a 406 xud) 

 

Car use is daily driver. Sometimes long distance, never on a track.

 

Thanks

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jackherer

Put the 1.6 gearbox final drive into a 1.9 gearbox.

 

A standard 1.9 gearbox will make a 1.6 very dull.

 

A diesel gearbox on a 1.6 will just make you miserable constantly.

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Tom Fenton

Remove gearbox repair synchros put it back. No other gearbox works quite as well as the standard ratios on a 1.6 in my opinion.

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Richie-Van-GTi

whatever you do make sure you get a new clutch at same time, save doing the job twice as well as driveshaft oil seals

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MrAndy

You will kill the sporty feeling of the 1.6 with the 1.9 gearbox. Please fix the 1.6 syncro's instead and use that one.

 

The 1.9 box is too long even for the 1.9 in my opinion..

 

-A-

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James t143

I have a pretty standard 1.9 gti rally car and have purchased a 4.4 c/w and pinion from a 1.6 gti rally car i think he said it was a be3 car someone fill me in ..im wanting to use car for hillclimbs if possible thers a camshaft fitted  also

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