Cupra R 6 speed box

[rmn 0]

its prob been asked before!!

But, how big a job is the fitting, i have spoken to two people about it!

One says its a bit of a pain in the ass, the other says its easy enough!

 

Whats the common opinion?

[Amy 0]

it isnt that bad ...

 

we had to make a new bracket and get some custom driveshafts, well worth it though imho 8)

[rmn 0]

what sort of money were the shafts?

And importantly, do you hit 60 in second? :D

[Amy 0]

ermmmmm, we still havent had a bill for the shafts ;)

 

i havent really noticed i shall check tonight!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

but it does hit 150 in top ......

[rmn 0]

i wouldnt mind the shafts being a bit pricey, but 60 in second is what you have to have! :lol:

 

I have a vr6 golf and that hits 145 with a 5 speed........allegedly officer!

[GazzaG60 0]

ID probly be interested in this sort of thing too.

 

with the 65mm motorway cruising is pretty noisy n i dont wanna break the charger.

[Amy 0]

i wouldnt mind the shafts being a bit pricey, but 60 in second is what you have to have! :lol:

 

I have a vr6 golf and that hits 145 with a 5 speed........allegedly officer!

 

lol! my golf did ......... with an auto :oops:

 

 

we just took the 2 sets of shafts, measured them up and took them to a local metal shop to weld together .....

[rmn 0]

nice one! :lol:

 

Cheers

[h100vw 0]

We just took the 2 sets of shafts, measured them up and took them to a local metal shop to weld together .....

 

You could have made that sound much harder and then flogged them for a ton a piece! :D

 

Gavin

[rmn 0]

@20vee_t, did you get 60 in second?

 

And Gavin, dont be giving people ideas :lol:

Next thing to see in the for sale section will be custom drive shafts for lots of money!!! :lol:

[Amy 0]

nope :(

 

i reckon the shift light came on just after 50 @ about 5800 rpm ....

 

thought we were here to help other dubbers Gavin ;)

[PhatVR6 0]

You do NOT need to hit 60 in 2nd gear, it means NOTHING.

[GazzaG60 0]

perhaps thers this perception and i have to admit it i share it from time to time that hitting 60 in second will mean traction issues aint there as the gearing is longer.

 

G60 does have poor 1st n seconf though. id like it taller too.

 

what happens is if you are going from a standstill you get smoked in a G60 through fist n second and have to rely on third and maybe top of second to smoke people. playing catch-up aint fun.

[Amy 0]

the thing you notice most when changing gear is the car doesnt drop many revs and power seems to be more constant :)

[rmn 0]

what happens is if you are going from a standstill you get smoked in a G60 through fist n second and have to rely on third and maybe top of second to smoke people. playing catch-up aint fun.

 

Exactly!!!

I get 60 in second in my vr, which is very handy in some instances,

But the 6 speed is stil an option, thanks 20vee_t!

[GazzaG60 0]

the rev limitation on a tuned G60 doesn't help things either.

 

need a first and second from a vr in G60 box. from what i can gather they are slightly taller and final drive may be different too. first and second are cast as one unit i believe.

[GazzaG60 0]

also i dont mind the revs dropping as the G60 powerband can handle that. on a turbo though i wouldn't wanna keep dropping out of boost.