What transmission did the WRC Rally cars use? Options

[czwalga]

Anyone know which tranny they used or ever even seen one? I can tell you it's clearly not an E154F wrc out of the st205. The gear ratios are freaking horrible for a rally car.

I've looked for potential solutions that arent competely insane as far as budget goes for better gear ratios, but it seems pretty much like a lost cause.

This post has been edited by czwalga: Jan 4, 2012 - 7:46 PM

[JozhGoober]

Anyone know which tranny they used or ever even seen one? I can tell you it's clearly not an E154F wrc out of the st205. The gear ratios are freaking horrible for a rally car.

I've looked for potential solutions that arent competely insane as far as budget goes for better gear ratios, but it seems pretty much like a lost cause.

Have you looked into someone making a custom gearset for your E154F? I know it's been done with a fair number of other gearboxes, TRD even offered some for other cars but I don't think any were for the GT4. It'd be a bit expensive, especially if it's a one-off job, but it would probably be less money and a lot less labor than trying to adapt a different transmission.

By the way, I believe we met at Black River Stages. I was helping Simon with the rally taxi, but I was talking to you about the Celica since there aren't many of them rallying about anymore.

EDIT: Ouch, well I see Kaaz makes a gearset, but from them it's $3,100: http://www.kaazusa.com/products_gearset.html
Maybe you could find one used?

This post has been edited by JozhGoober: Jan 5, 2012 - 11:27 AM

[czwalga]

Anyone know which tranny they used or ever even seen one? I can tell you it's clearly not an E154F wrc out of the st205. The gear ratios are freaking horrible for a rally car.

I've looked for potential solutions that arent competely insane as far as budget goes for better gear ratios, but it seems pretty much like a lost cause.

Have you looked into someone making a custom gearset for your E154F? I know it's been done with a fair number of other gearboxes, TRD even offered some for other cars but I don't think any were for the GT4. It'd be a bit expensive, especially if it's a one-off job, but it would probably be less money and a lot less labor than trying to adapt a different transmission.

By the way, I believe we met at Black River Stages. I was helping Simon with the rally taxi, but I was talking to you about the Celica since there aren't many of them rallying about anymore.

EDIT: Ouch, well I see Kaaz makes a gearset, but from them it's $3,100: http://www.kaazusa.com/products_gearset.html
Maybe you could find one used?

I think so, was that on the jayville turn around? When simons tranny mount broke off, and end up holding it up with a ratchet strap?



Honestly thats good information I dont know how I missed that. The numbers look much better for 2nd/3rd. 3100 is steep, but i've seen gearsets in the 15k+ range, which i'd obviously never buy.