20v Power Kills Drivetrain??...

[kaibeecee]

standard drivetrain will handle it no worries, i've thrashed mine hard for a while without fail

W-series box is always a good upgrade though

[upgarage]

No. Torque kills gearboxes and 20v's dont have any.

[slide86]

ive killed a jap t50 which had been thrashed for ages.
and a 4.3 cw+p with my blacktop.

but then agian my car gets rapped and running grippy tyres on 8" wheels doesnt help.

[robert nguyen]

i got a 20v in my 86.. gearbox is fine.. clutch is gone.. but thats normal
and btw... my mate used to own a sprinter wit plates DOR186..sold it stock as a rock jus wit new springs and shocks...
he saw it again at wakefield earlier this year.. and doesnt sound 4AC anymore haha

[rthy]

why? its extra weight your adding. Aparently it feels like you have a heavy flywheel once you change to one

[Dan_AE86]

would a worked 16v kill the gearbox/diff too?anyone killed their's?

i thought a 16v or 20v wouldnt have enough torque to kill the gearbox/diff...even if you give it a thrashing!!

Dan. :2thumbs:

[dr1ft-pig]

i absolutely raped a t50 behind my worn out 16v, i blew a diff the 2nd day i owned the car (s series) then another about 3 weeks later, and then another not too far after that

depends on the way u drive it, IMO if u want to have fun in it then u must drive it hard, which i do and shit doesnt hold up for me even with a 16v

which is why i have done 20v with w58 and t series

IMO if u want to do a 20v conversion without driving down the road being hesitant to drive your car hard coz u think u might break something, u must do some kind of w series box and at least a t series diff which im not even sure will put up with what i want to give it

[dr1ft-pig]

w series weighs only about 10 kilo more than the t50, we did the weighing measurements one day as well as weighing a beams 6 speed, cant remember exact figures but it was around 10kg which is well worth it considering u will never break it