Thanks alex.
it was the M46 boxes I'd been eyeballing. despite the turbo, I dont plan
on going much over 200 HP: thats not a whole lot higher than the high
performance 4 cylinder turbos are stock, , so I 'shouldnt' ( I hope) have
too many issues. The ZF boxes are a LOT longer, and not suited to compound
box setups. even an old cast case M40 would work, and those are supposedly
'bulletproof'
Actually, I guess I should elaborate on that a bit - I'm not a 'banzai
warrior' type off roader. The dual trannys are for compound gearing, which
in turn means you dont need to mash the throttle to get power to the ground.
Off-road, you use a fast idle solenoid to get rpms up hair, pick a suitably
low gear to get moving, then hang on, and let it drive its-self over the bad
bits (its also got a front locker, and a rear spool). On-road, the turbo is
for altitude compensation, long mountain grades with my support trailer
hooked up, and a 'safety margin' for emergencies. Again, for towing on
grades, the multitude of gears mean I can pick a decent rpm level, and let
it cruise up under moderate throttle. combined gross is 7000-7500 lbs, so
even with lots of gears, the stock 130-150 HP would be just a shade
underpowered. 200 HP/250 ft.lbs are my approximate target #'s.
keeping to list foramt & content though: are there any peugeot 4 speed
manual boxes that are stronger than the M46, comparable length, and
N.America available? I'm actively rounding up bits for the project this
weekend, and having taken some 1st hand measurements of the Eagle motor, it
might not be as much work to fit as I'd first imagined. 3.0L with a bolt on
tranny would certainly shorten up the buil dtime for me!
tia (thanks in advance)
chris
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