Need as a spare unit Type 4 gearbox if possible with bellhousing .
Need as a spare unit Type 4 gearbox if possible with bellhousing .
What's a type 4 gearbox?
[QUOTE=HonkyWhiteTrash;3701982]What's a type 4 gearbox?[/QUOTE
Type E Rocket Box .
[QUOTE=Raffik;3701998]Two different things - its either a Type E box (as fitted to RS Escorts etc.) or a Type E box fitted with a 'Rocket Gearset' (which wasn't fitted to anything 'as std.')Originally Posted by HonkyWhiteTrash
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As stated above, a normal Type E gearbox has wide ratios, whereas a Rocket gearbox has close ratios with 2.54:1 first gear. A Rocket gearbox is rare and expensive if you can find one. And replacement gears are like hen's teeth.
I do wish people would stop refering to bog standard 4 speed Cortina gearboxes by the name Rocket.
As Honky has already mentioned in his post a Rocket box was a close ratio competion gearbox with helical cut gears and was sold by Ford RS dealers only. The ratios were Homologated for Group 1 Rally cars. These gearboxes aren't to be confused with the Tran X straight cut version of this box that had the same ratios.
I have a complete gearbox if still needed
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