Jason Plato Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Close Ratio 6 Speed 1st: 2.69:1 2nd: 2.01:1 3rd: 1.59:1 4th: 1.32:1 5th: 1.13:1 6th 1.00:1 Final Drive: 3.62:1 Sequential 6 Speed 1st: 2.4:1 2nd: 1.84:1 3rd: 1.482:1 4th: 1.26:1 5th: 1.104:1 6th 1:1 does anyone know if the 6th gear could be changed ? or is it based on the type 9 internals ? Taffia rear gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolhead Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I would have thought with the extra torque it could handle an overdriven 6th R5 no 65 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisHawkins Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Assuming it is this box here then there are some options on the ratios Chris K93 AMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Dave from what i understand the box is a fresh design Ratios are as follows Current ratio options are:- 1st 2.400 2.400 2.769 2nd 1.840 1.694 2.057 3rd 1.482 1.333 1.578 4th 1.260 1.150 1.260 5th 1.104 1.000 1.104 6th 1.000 0.888 1.000 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 ..and it weighs 37kgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The oil filler (dipstick?) looks a little more convenient for a 7 than the Type 9 Keep off the straight and narrow 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Best not mention the Elite box then 😬 (yes I know it's not perfect but it is light and the one being used by a fellow competitor in the speed series seems to be working pretty well) Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Rob IIRC my elite 5 speed weighed 20 kgs ( easily picked up with 1 hand ) , There is also another caterham in Ken Evans class in the midland/leaders series that is running the latest version, with no problems, its taken them a while to get it sorted, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Is the sequential box is to be fitted as standard then?? Bit noisy for road use. I'm guessing it's a dog box as it's sequential. Or will it be an optional extra, with the venerable six speeder fitted as standard. RED 2.0 HPC 230BHP here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Collected mine two weeks ago... at the time it was ordered, they were not offering other ratios, though their printed matter does imply they will be. Long spoon, and the devil, springs to mind with this comment. JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 230bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Cancel previous posting - I had assumed DJ was commenting upon the Quaife HD sequential six. Completely missed the fact that it was a CC box... I blame old age! JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 230bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Same thing John. The new CC sequential box is the quaife one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 If any body would like some information ring me at Quaife 01732 741144 and I can fill you in on all the ratios and spec. Just for information it has nothing at all in common with a type nine other than it is the same size (almost) and has the Ford bolt pattern, input and output shaft spines. The mainshaft and layshaft are 10mm further apart allowing much bigger and stronger bearings and gears with no big hole in the top of the casing weakening the box. We currently have them in a Nissan 350Z Italian Race series, Ginetta G50 and a lot of MK1 Mk2 Escort rally cars; I have a customer in Barbados who is 1.5 seconds a mile faster with the box in his MK1. Just a note I had the first go in any car fitted with the box when we fitted it to my Seven last year. It was so good Mike Quaife swapped me his Elise for the Seven which you should be soon seeing in the press on road test. Edited by - Len Unwin on 26 Apr 2008 20:25:37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon.Rogers1 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Dave K What engine is the chap in Kens class running? I was not aware of any other K series partnerships out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Simon 1.8 k series approx 230bhp. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon.Rogers1 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Hmmmmm. I'm told that since all the mods have been completed that Elite have had little or no problems with the box's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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