Top end speed

[gazza]

i have thought about possibility of overdrive, but never seem to have the time to investigate. i would have thought altering the prop would be the biggest expense for this. so may not be worth the agro

[Gunslinger]

have it admit, take the ratio the other way and then fit the o/d box, sounds like the best of both worlds to me .... if you can get a decent o/d box that is, and mod the prop to fit ... lot of work, but i guess it depends how bad you want it.

bigger wheels is not as silly as it sounds, youve got 15" ones on that high-cube right ? ... well what about some of the later 16" ones ? ... or did they only fit those to the single wheeled vairants ?

[100ps_drw_hicube]

bigger wheels is not as silly as it sounds, youve got 15" ones on that high-cube right ? ... well what about some of the later 16" ones ? ... or did they only fit those to the single wheeled vairants ?

ye i am running 15's so a set of 16's off a new shape would work?? dont know about the stud pattern tho but it should fit being 6 stud they might be the same

[MrMPuk]

You could always try bigger tyres! You don't have to go for bigger wheels! I'm running 225\70r15!

[100ps_drw_hicube]

You could always try bigger tyres! You don't have to go for bigger wheels! I'm running 225\70r15!

will get a qoute for some bigger tyres and see at the mo i am getting kuhmo for £28 each and the 16" kumho i can get for £33 so if its near that mark i will go the tyre route if not i will try the 16" rims. anyone know where to go to get the speedo recalibrated after something like this as it will be a fair bit out

225/70 r15 thats what single wheel hi cubes run on bet it handles well

[MrMPuk]

With the 225/70r15 the speedo is spot on, on mine! Was 10mph out above 50 before! Bloody Kumho, Contential Vancos on mine mate, only the best!

[100ps_drw_hicube]

ye i know but the last time i put decent tyres on my van (pirellies) some c**t slashed 2 of them the kumho's are ok they last for ages only problem is in the wet they are a bit dodgy under hard braking
i have got some real crap taiwaneese tyres on the back at the mo £19 each still they do the job ok

used to have goodyears but they wear out too damm quickly

[WINDSCREENGUY]

ive got some weird " stunner torneo" tyres on mine 225/60/16

[Gunslinger]

for a 4.11:1 diff see the ebay section (although its not an ebay auction )

[100ps_drw_hicube]

ive got some weird " stunner torneo" tyres on mine 225/60/16

dont worry mine sound a lot worse nankang

[MrMPuk]

The cossie is running 245\45r17

[100ps_drw_hicube]

The cossie is running 245\45r17

do 17's fill the arches or do you think you could get 19's on a mk5?? what rims has it got ??

[sidspop]

I have a magazine article with an Escort Mk1, 4.5 litre rover, and a generous dollop of laughing gas. He uses an o/d box off a Jag, hung on angle iron crossmember, and handles about 400 bhp no problem. His biggest problem was the length under car, and angles of UJs. That obviously wouldn't be a problem in a tranny.
Gearbox to o/d input adaptor made to suit, propshaft about £120.
Voila 10 effective gears, and better economy
Any good?

[MrMPuk]

It's not the wheel size it's the tyre size that matters! My 15's with the big tyres fill more of the arch than the 17 with low profile tyres!

[100ps_drw_hicube]

do you know what jag it came off there are a big jag breakers about 5 roads away from me