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

[Nial]

The uber rare lightweight 185 had a short ratio gearbox. Only ever seen 2 though so they dont come up very often at all.

The Homologation Papers for the ST205 put the Group A X-Trac gear ratios as (Gear No - ratio - teeth number)

1 - 3.167 - 38/12
2 - 2.400 - 36/15
3 - 1.941 - 33/17
4 - 1.650 - 33/20
5 - 1.400 - 28/20
6 - 1.217 - 28/23

R - 3.083

There was also an additional gearbox available

1 - 3.417 - 41/12
2 - 2.571 - 36/14
3 - 2.000 - 32/16
4 - 1.650 - 33/20
5 - 1.375 - 33/24
6 - 1.192 - 31/26

R - 3.083

Standard Gearbox (according to the FIA)

1 - 3.385 - 44/13
2 - 1.913 - 44/23
3 - 1.258 - 39/31
4 - 0.919 - 34/37
5 - 0.732 - 30/41

R - 3.545

This post has been edited by Nial: Jan 5, 2012 - 2:17 PM