tallpaul1977 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Hi, im putting in a 1.8T lump into my 2.0 16v. Im aiming to run 300 odd bhp. How much power can the 16v gearbox take? What other boxes can take 300bhp? Cheers for the help Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted June 27, 2006 'taint the BHP that's the problem, it's the torque... Standard corrado box is good for around 250Lb/Ft on a regular basis... any more and with regular full throttle starts, you're gonna be eating cogs on a regular basis... If you're running a 1.8T, I'd go with a 1.8T box to match it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tallpaul1977 0 Posted June 27, 2006 If I use the 1.8T gearbox, can I still use the 16v driveshafts etc? Will they be able to handle the torque? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dec 1 Posted June 27, 2006 Just been looking into this. You'll need to change the 108mm driveshaft flanges for 100mm ones from a non turbo box afaik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tallpaul1977 0 Posted June 27, 2006 going to be using the car on track days and drag racing. Is it worth going for the six speed or just go for a five speed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 27, 2006 The VR6 box with a 3.68 final drive is probably you're best bet. Mine copes with 290hp and 260lb/ft just fine, as does the clutch. You'll need to put the VR6 box onto your 16V bell housing though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Will 0 Posted June 27, 2006 The VR6 box with a 3.68 final drive is probably you're best bet. Mine copes with 290hp and 260lb/ft just fine, as does the clutch. You'll need to put the VR6 box onto your 16V bell housing though. which is basically a CDA code mk3 16v box! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted June 27, 2006 no, vr6 has a beefed up input shaft with tougher 1st and 2nd gears. in fact, all the vr6 gears are much stonrger then the "lesser" boxes. with an engine with bags of midrange like the 1.8t, you can't really go wrong with the mk3 golf TDI box. same 3.3 final as the vr6. problem with mk4 boxes if the aforementioned 108mm flanges, and tha fact that they have low final dirves, due to the big wheels mk4's run. they arne't suitable for corraod's and mk2'as running smaller wheels. fit one of those and wind up the boost and you'll find it'll do nothing but spin the wheels in the first 3 gears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junkie 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Running 300 of each power quote in a G60 box for 12 months hard use no probs what so ever to the box but 1st 2nd ratios are not good too short. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tallpaul1977 0 Posted June 28, 2006 With the mk3 golf TDI gearbox, can I still use 16v drive shafts etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Will 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Hi, im putting in a 1.8T lump into my 2.0 16v. Im aiming to run 300 odd bhp. How much power can the 16v gearbox take? What other boxes can take 300bhp? Cheers for the help Paul i know plenty of people with 300bhp 20vt's using a mk3 16v gearbox, no problems with the box, the engines give up before the boxes! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
