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Mark
24-08-10, 11:44 AM
Right, I wish to buy one of OBP's pedal sets, but as yet haven't chose the gearbox I will be running.

X18XE1 smallblock engine in a stripped, lightened and caged Saloon for track day use..If anyone cares to suggest gearboxes. (Standard, can't afford a quaife or similar yet)

Can older cable operated gearboxes be converted to hydraulic?

Anyone tried a hydraulic box with a 4 paddle clutch?

Cheers all.
Stuart
24-08-10, 12:02 PM
you can get slave cylinders to do the job of the cable, and usually mounts to the box snesibly... I 'acquired' an AP slave from uni a good few years back lol
MattBrown
24-08-10, 12:12 PM
Just get a F13 out of a mk4 astra.

Theyre hydraulic already:thumb:
Mark
24-08-10, 12:13 PM
Really Matt?, didn't know that..

Cheers Stuart
MattBrown
24-08-10, 12:14 PM
Really Matt?, didn't know that..

Cheers Stuart

Yup, changed one the other month, what a biarchlol
Stuart
24-08-10, 12:22 PM
given how much of a pain the hydralic CRB's seem to be (and the mental cost), I'd be inclined to stick with a regular setup for the clutch/CRB and get the slave cylinder ontop of the box
Mark
24-08-10, 12:36 PM
Come again Stuart..
mowgli
24-08-10, 12:50 PM
Come again Stuart..

in essence, the later ones have a hydraulic slave cylinder built round the input shaft.. they look very tidy, but are crazy money to replace...

to rig up an external cylinder to the outside lever will be a lot easier & cheaper to repair/replace/alter.
Mark
24-08-10, 12:55 PM
Got you...My brain took a while to figure out CRB for some reason..lol