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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 09:44 PM |
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Kombi Automatic gear boxes ... any good
Whats the drift on an auto kombi box. How strong are they ? I have found a kombi with great metal but it s auto, are they easily converted? Or are
they up to an engine transplant such as a V6 or subi?
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| posted on April 22nd, 2005 at 12:32 AM |
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I like the idea of an auto with the V6 (or subi if so inclined) the manual is geared to low for exceptable rpm's V km/h... |
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| posted on April 23rd, 2005 at 12:19 AM |
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The kombi auto is very strong , I seen some big motors like 315 fords running though them in off road buggys .
The bigest killer is the converter input seal , they leak , so to fix this you fit two of them in the box , no more leaks .
You can purchase seal kits and all the bands ect from drivetrain australia
as for the subaru conversion , here is a 003 type three box
[Edited on 22/4/2005 by seagull]
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| posted on April 25th, 2005 at 06:42 PM |
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cbb like to use them with their v6 conversions. they say they are a lot stronger than the standard manual.
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| posted on April 25th, 2005 at 07:22 PM |
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cbb like to use them with their v6 conversions. they say they are a lot stronger than the standard manual.
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| posted on April 25th, 2005 at 08:49 PM |
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My dads kombi has had 4 engine conversions so far, all behind autos. It went from Holden blue inline 6 to VN commodore V6 to 308 holden V8 to VN
commo V6 again. Only one of the gearboxes broke, but it was not because he was thrashing it, the custom flexplate was machined wrong which stuffed it
up. He has taken the van drag racing and the transmissions have held up well with no trouble. There is a bloke who has an auto transmission place near
pick and payless in blacktown who has heaps of experience building volkswagen autos and can make them stronger as well.
The main problem is that the gearing is way too short. The V6's or V8's dont particularly like pulling 3800 rpm on the freeway for extended periods
of time. At the moment there is no aftermarket taller diff or gear ratio's to bring the rpm down like there is for the manual boxes.
However, overhead cam engines like the subaru's are much more suitable for the gearing on the auto box.
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| posted on April 27th, 2005 at 09:03 PM |
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urban_myth say hi to your dad jeff for us
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| posted on April 27th, 2005 at 09:49 PM |
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no worries 
yeah, my dads bus has been to hell and back! Still goes hard as, pity i aint allowed to drive it anymore cos he found out i wouldnt be insured
(shannons dont insure 17 yr olds full stop). I'll get in trouble if i mention any of the fun times i had in it... :P
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| posted on May 2nd, 2005 at 06:24 AM |
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i have an auto t25 with subie turbo ,been on road now for five years and it has taken some hard floggin .
Most people are normal, It's just me that's not
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