4 speed box need 5

[nova_172]

is there anything gud about the 4 speed box at all, or should i just get a 5 speed, theres an old 1.3 sr in my local scrappy will that fit, if not wat will and wats the best.

[R1CH]

Alrite, i wouldn't bother mate. I put a 5 speed box onto 1 of my 1.2 Nova's a few years ago, it was shite !
The engine doesn't have enough power to pull through the gears !!
I thought it would be better on fuel because of the extra gear, it ends up using more ! you've gotta drop it a gear any time you went near a hill !
Stick with your 4 speed.
What engine size is it anyway ?

Rich

[johnatstroma]

wat nova u gt?
i have 1.2 merit which ghad 4 speed gearbox in it.

I thnk th sr gearbox is an F13 gearbox, cause i tried to get 1 out of a 13 sr.
I was told it had to be an F10 box, i jst asked at th scrappie for 1 and they took one out for me.

Hope this helps

[nova_172]

i have the 1.2 spi,standard 45 bhp,but it is quite highly tuned without major modifications anyway, i dont no why but my 4 speed seems quite fast just a bit slow pulling away.

[R1CH]

Fitting a 5 spd box ain't gonna make it any quicker / faster !!
Vauxhall fitted it with a 4 spd box for a reason !
I honestly wouldn't bother, its a fairly simple job to swap box's so you could always swap to a 5 spd then if its shit you could always swap back !!

Rich

[MechaT]

F10/5 is just an F10/4 with an extra ratio

[burgo]

surely if hes planning on getting a gearbox out of a early 1.3sr this is the close ratio box so therefore he will get better speed out of it

[Ste_Nova]

4th and 5th gear in the boxes are the same.... you just have 5 gears in the space that 4 take... so it's quicker through the gears

i had an f10/5wr on my 1.4sr.... it was ace on fuel and u could cruise at 115mph without ragging the engine :lol: but yes you did have to drop it to 4th when there was a hill

to summarise....
f10/5cr = 5 gears in the space of 4
f10/5wr extra gear ontop of 4th