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formerly xbwgn
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: hampton park
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r the 6cyl gearboxes the same as the v8 ones with just a different bellhousing or r they completly different boxes????
thanks Lee
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 339
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If you mean autos, the 6cyl has BTR 93LE and V8 has 97LE - I think the 97LE is stronger but not sure how that is achieved - other than the strength I think they're the same. I believe the manuals are identical between 6s and 8s.
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Turbo Falcon Fiend
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Far West NSW
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8 has different valves.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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also has a different input shaft in the manuals.
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formerly xbwgn
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: hampton park
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dam ok then i will keep looking for a v8 manual box thanks.
i should have said manaul box in the first place wasnt thinking properlywhen i wrote message.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Manuals also have different gear ratios I beleive.
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