Mating Engine With Cosworth Gearbox

[Guest Batfink]

I want a mid mounted v6 but cannot find the gearbox that will allow this as the FWD gearboxes sit the engine over the rear wheels and I cant find a box that will fit transversally and allow the engine to sit infront of the wheels.

So plan b is to get a 4WD box and block the rear propshaft hole. Im sure for cheapness a cosworth one will be ideal. The problem is mounting it to the 406 v6 engine.

Anyone know if a company would make a custom bell housing so they can join or throw in any other ideas to this problem!!

It would be so easy to just throw in a cossie engine too but I want to own a peugeot not a ford!!

[red 0]

I'm sure I've seen somthing advertised for one off bell housings for boxes but can't find the ad, try these they may be able to direct you, I think Quaife do one offs not sure, try them as well.

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[saveloy 8]

I'm unsure about this,but if the V6 uses the same mating configuration as the 205 GTI/405 Mi16,ie:the BE type,then an Audi 80 g/box will fit. In this month's CCC there is an Mi engine,mounted longitudinally,like a proper mid engined car,using said g/box.

[Guest dean0]

The gearbox from a Renault 21 also mounts the engine longitudinally with the driveshafts sticking out of the gearbox casing behind the engine. I can imagine they're pretty strong as well if they were used on the 21 turbo.

[les3002 0]

what about the peugeot partner vans arnt some of them rwd

[sleeper205 0]

hey!

 

 

it was I who mentioned RWD Pug vans.

 

 

and it was tomo1313 who told me

[les3002 0]

lol i saw it in ccc mag

[cybernck 403 1 Cars]

can anyone scan in those articles for me please?

 

 

i should really subscribe to ccc, lots of interesting stuff in there.

 

 

cybernck1@205gtidrivers.com

[Guest Batfink]

nice one guys! I forgot I started this thread and just stumbled on it! Im going to hunt some gearboxes down

[Guest Batfink]

I'm unsure about this,but if the V6 uses the same mating configuration as the 205 GTI/405 Mi16,ie:the BE type,then an Audi 80 g/box will fit. In this month's CCC there is an Mi engine,mounted longitudinally,like a proper mid engined car,using said g/box.

has anyone got the article scanned in... what car is on the front cover??

[Guest Al-2]

Also in CCC was this -

 

You can use a Sierra type 9 gearbox a la XR4x4, as the V6 gearbox has a longer input shaft than the 2-litre variant, and a normal 2 litre type 9 bellhousing, then make up an adaptor plate to take up the gap, and mount a Pug engine or pretty much anything else on it.

 

Which begs the question - what sort of layout do you want? mid engined, RWD? because the Cosworth gearboxes were all based on a Sierra layout, with a longitudal engine mounting, and a take-off drive to the right hand side which drove a longitudal propshaft (Via a viscous coupling and other trickery) to the front diff, which in turn was mounted on the sump.

 

If you leave out the rear-wheel driveshaft on these boxes you won't get a lot of torque at the front as all the drive will be via the viscous coupling and it'll slip continuously.

[Guest Batfink]

now im confused. So the cosworth gearbox is longtitudinal and the engine is transversally mounted???

Are you saying a 4wd box is then a wast of time? Can the viscous coupling be removed??

This Audi 80 box..is that from a quattro? or a front or rear wheel drive car.

[cybernck 403 1 Cars]

no, cosworth engines are longitudinally mounted as well.

 

 

here's a quick idea - longitudinally mid-mount a V6 engine with the gearbox,

lock the diff and mate it to a prop-shaft that would go into a 405 mi16x4 rear

torsen diff which drives the driveshafts.

 

 

and another one - normal sierra is rwd isn't it, so get that gearbox, prop shaft

and rear diff and then you "only" have to mate a pug engine to sierra gearbox

and you're sorted