Gti6 Engine Conversion

[gtiburge 0]

hi i am getting a Gti6 engine conversion on my 205 i currently have a 1.6 gearbox on a 1.9 8v it goes well as the gti6 has moor power is it necessaries to hav short gears so shal i move back to a 1.9 box ?

 

would be nice to hear every ones opinion on the matter and why u have chose what u have

 

i should mention i intend to rally the car

[Cameron 16]

This has been done to death, please use search.

[Tesstuff 222]

But Cameron, at least he chose the Gti6 conversion without asking first 'Which is the best conversion Mi or Gti6?'

 

[tomcolinjones 26]

But Cameron, at least he chose the Gti6 conversion without asking first 'Which is the best conversion Mi or Gti6?'

 

 

Depends what type of rallying your going to be doing!

Im going to be using a 1.9 box with fina drive from a mi16. from what i have been tod it is idea fror that engine

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

i ran a 1.6 gti box on my gti6 engine and hated it. went for a vts 5 speed box, now im happy

[Baz 421]

Personal preference, me; 1.6 box every time!

[gtiburge 0]

i ran a 1.6 gti box on my gti6 engine and hated it. went for a vts 5 speed box, now im happy

 

 

why did you hate it and what was the other box like?

[harryskid 193]

I run a 1600 box on my tarmac rally car and its great, power all the way.

[gtiburge 0]

Depends what type of rallying your going to be doing!

Im going to be using a 1.9 box with fina drive from a mi16. from what i have been tod it is idea fror that engine

 

gravel rallying

[welshpug 1,661]

4.4 fd from the mi / xsara vts with a 1.9 gear cluster if you want it to be quick through the gears and be able to put a box together cheaply, otherwise just the 1.6 or the mi/xsara 5 speed unit.

 

1.9 seems to be far too long for the type of engine it is from what I;ve heard, though this may be truer for the MI16 than the gti6, in reality the gti6 doesn't produce its power much higher in the rev range than the 1.9 8v (6500 as opposed to 6200)

[rallyeash 155]

im running a 1.9 box on my 225-230bhp na engine, soon to be changing to somthing abit more suited, probably going for a vts box.

 

do admit the 1.9 box is fairly long

[boldy205 75]

I had a 205 1.9 box on my gti6, now have a 405 MI box, which i think is better, but its really personal preference.

[Peetypug 5]

I've got a 1.6 box on mine. Absolutely love it until I go on the motorway! 70mph at 4k isn't very good

I've got a xsara vts box that will be going on if it doesn't sell!