Shaggy 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Not sure if anyone else has spotted the artical in this months PVW but apparently the new 02S 6 Spd gearboxs found in Mk5 Golfs and Touran TDIs will bolt straight into place onto cable change box cars...? ( Rado G60s etc ) Very tempting i must say.. :D There are 2 variations of the 02S gearbox resulting in different ratios, One box has close ratios (Mk5 Golf fsi - GLB) and the Touran TDi box (FYG) has similar ratios to an 8v GTi... now i am not entirely sure what this means at the moment in terms of which one would work better with our rados but its something definatley worth thinking about as a cheap 6 Speed solution?? What we really need to find out is the spec sheet for each gearbox so that we compare the ratios in these gearboxes to our the current ones in our rados.. Would be nice to have another alternative... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eatthis 0 Posted February 17, 2007 would it fit a vr?? and is it fwd or 4wd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saysomestuff 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Yeah I saw it, I just sold a GLB too. Remember also that the C already has hydraulic clutch gubbins in place so this swap will be even easier on the 60s/valvers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaggy 0 Posted February 17, 2007 yeah, should just be a straight Swap!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrbeige 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Any idea on the ratios of these boxes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaggy 0 Posted February 17, 2007 all i could make out was that the ratios PVW gave in the article... FYG 02S - 25.4 GQL 02S - 22.2 GLB 02s - 22.6 020 Late mk2 golf - 20.5 02A Rado G60 - 23.9 Also gotta take into account the wheel sizes used on the newer models... that will also make a difference...? Ideally i wanna find out the ratios for each gear in these 6 speed boxes to compare them to the older ratios..? just cant find anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60SC_Stoney 0 Posted February 18, 2007 great, would fit one of these to my 16V if i could but just bought an LSD for the G60 box and i suppose i cant transfer it.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted February 18, 2007 I dont think you will better the ration/gearing you already have mike. THe TT 6speed box ratio's are no where near as suited to our driving style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VeeDub Geezer 0 Posted February 18, 2007 also theres still the issue of there being no speedo drive of the mk5/touran box as these vehicle take speed readings from the ABS sensors... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polo Classic 0 Posted February 22, 2007 Is there a LSD available for these boxes? Considering fitting one in my G40 Maybe I should just rob my Golf V 2,0L FSI of its box lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy83 0 Posted February 23, 2007 Yeah, i have been reading that article with interest too. the 2.0 16v 'rados seem to have a ccccrap selection of cogs as it is, and I think mine's due a re-build anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
williamg60 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Just rang a local breakers and was quoted £450 for one of these boxs has none at the minute but he has sold loads but he was very honest a said that certain model gave some bother. I also think that the mounting plate in the PVW article would need some research as it would need to be spot on size, await further info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eatthis 0 Posted March 4, 2007 iv heard that a bora/golf v5 box is a straight swap for a vr box any ideas how true this is?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
