Re: Mk 2 Ford gearbox

> There are ways to make it more bulletproof too. A Quaife S/C C/R set gives
> better ratios and a wonderful sound and I guess may be stronger too.

It certainly is a lot stronger, been racing mine with 165 bhp & 135 lb.ft,
for 6 years and only replaced the layshaft and synchros once in that time.
Arno





> Ford gearbox guru Brian Hill also performs some tweaks to improve the
> lubrication and does bizarre things like cutting off some of the existing
gears and
> replacing them with others to get a better spread of ratios. Sounds very
Heath
> Robinson but Brian is an old school engineer whose bizarre mods actually
work
> and are reliable. His BGH firm is in Cranbrook, Kent.
>
> Andy Couchman
> Q831FDD 1988 Caterham with crossflow, live axle and 10 year old BGH Mk2
> gearbox with Quaife S/C C/R gears
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