Type 9. 1St And Second Replacement.

[Guest Jomeo69]

Evening all

 

So after being at home a bit and driving my younger brothers series 1 elise.

Ive come to the conclusion that his goes like utter stink and is a joy to drive for a few reasons.

Either it lies about having 118 bhp. Ive got a 2005 Yamaha R1 and had to put more effort in than id care to admit trying to keep up with him.

Another thing is its geared sooo much better than the hood. first and second actually are really useable where in the hood they are pretty much a waste of time.

So I've got a standard type 9.

Before i go putting this all in a planner. How involved is it to replace the 1st and second gear with longer ones? and from anyone that has experience does it have an impact on the driving as much as I'm hoping?

Many Thanks as always

[speedtripledan]

My box is a hybrid mix of v6 and 2.0l parts and cost a fair bit to build but does have taller 1st 2nd and 3rd. 2.98 1st gears are available but again expensive

[Bob Tucker]

I have a BGH E6 gearbox & it has transformed the car, but certainly not cheap.

They do gearsets if you are confident of rebuilding the box yourself

Thoroughly recommend this good bunch of guys.

 

http://www.bghgeartech.co.uk/html/bgh_home.html

[Guest lotusPaul]

Whats your dif ratio

[Bob Tucker]

This is a useful calculator that includes common gear ratios.

http://locost7.info/gearcalc.php

[brumster]

Same here as Bob. BGH gearset, made 1st a useable gear again... made the character of the car far better with my revvy K-Series. But... well... a taller 1st and 2nd won't fix you not being able to keep up with your mate in an S1 Elise while you're on an R1