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| jb6000 |
 Dec 1 2018, 02:16 PM
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Just wonder what year, or years, or year range is best for a Boxster S transaxle to swap in to a 914.
I wonder which years have the prefered belhousing pattern or shape. Thank you in advance, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Jerry |
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| jb6000 |
Dec 1 2018, 05:28 PM
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And kind of a dumb noob question, when and why do you choose to use a cradle? Mine does not have one. Is it to support the engine to trans stress or is it to stiffen the car? Jerry |
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| Mike Bellis |
Dec 2 2018, 01:10 AM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(jb6000 @ Dec 1 2018, 03:28 PM)  I will remove these links in a little bit. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A4-B7-2-0-T...675.c100623.m-1 And kind of a dumb noob question, when and why do you choose to use a cradle? Mine does not have one. Is it to support the engine to trans stress or is it to stiffen the car? Jerry I built a cradle because I put too many different engines into my 914. This cradle allows me to just rebuild motor mounts if I decide to swap in something else. If I remove the axles, it's 6 bolts and the whole drivetrain drops out. It's also super stiff and I'm sure it stiffened the chassis a little. I have mounts that allow me to swap my 5 or 6 speed tranny in a couple hours. Just makes it easy for me and it looks cool. The TDI tranny is the way to go. They are built for higher torque than a standard 1.8t and they have better gearing for the light 914 chassis. 1st gear on either of my trannies is very short. I don't spend much time there. Both my 5 and 6 speeds have the same final ratio of 4:10. My 6 speed is a GETRAG and the linkage could be retrofitted on to a TDI tranny. But most likely you will have to fab something since 6 speed linkage is usually connected to a transmission and not laying around. |
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jb6000 Boxster trans question Dec 1 2018, 02:16 PM
Mark Henry Totally different pattern and no provision for the... Dec 1 2018, 02:22 PM jb6000 I have a '72 914.
It has the Renegade kit in i... Dec 1 2018, 03:02 PM
Mike Bellis
I have a '72 914.
It has the Renegade kit in ... Dec 1 2018, 03:28 PM jb6000 ok the tdi is not a transverse?
My skill is not t... Dec 1 2018, 05:26 PM Andyrew Jerry, read mine and Mike Bellis's build threa... Dec 1 2018, 11:35 PM |
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