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Gearbox, engine question

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Dozza Officially Full-On Dubber

318 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#343325
If I am fitting a two Litre engine in place of a 1600 do I need to change the gearbox too....?????
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#343802
no you dont have to i ran the stock box with a 2L t4 but i would recommend changing to a single side plate box or upgrading to a heavy duty side plate on the left hand side.
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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Dozza Officially Full-On Dubber

318 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#344677
I mean a standard 2L kombi engine from say a 1976 instead of a 1600??
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#344682
yeah thats what i run in chaos. it only requires a 1800 flywheel, a different input bush and and upright conversion kit in a bug
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me