FTO AUSTRALIA

It would be funny if you hook it up to both of them and it squirts your windscreen as well.

'I'm boostin' hard!!'

*puts wipers on at 180kph*

Hi Bennoz

Have you heard anything about the EVO/ FTO bearings for the gearbox? mines producing 300hp atw on a low tune and predicted to make 400hp on pump... some how I don't think the standard gear box is going to like this is the bearings the only problems you have had?? have you had the gears treated at all??

Input shaft bearing upgrade link on the previous page - http://www.jackstransmissions.com/pages ... ft-upgrade

I believe Ben was going to look into it.

Daniel2019 wrote:Input shaft bearing upgrade link on the previous page - http://www.jackstransmissions.com/pages ... ft-upgrade

I believe Ben was going to look into it.

that's what I just asked

Oh, I thought you were just asking about them in general

Nevermind, carry on

Yeah I keep chewing them up. Also the retaining plate that holds that bearing in place is only mild steel, so they chew out as well.

When I get 5 minutes, I'm going to see my gearbox guy to see if we can retrofit a taper roller in there.

Bennoz wrote:Yeah I keep chewing them up. Also the retaining plate that holds that bearing in place is only mild steel, so they chew out as well.

When I get 5 minutes, I'm going to see my gearbox guy to see if we can retrofit a taper roller in there.

Ok sweet cheers keep me posted , I just read your whole build

Apparently Evo 1-3 uses taper roller bearings standard in their gearbox would they fit into an fto casing?

fto-007 wrote:Apparently Evo 1-3 uses taper roller bearings standard in their gearbox would they fit into an fto casing?

Good question... certainly looks similar on the input side...

yeah very similar. . . You have your gears treated? Cleaned, polished,cryo,shot peen? And what was the cost? I was reading a site and they said it will improve the strength by 200 percent!! Would that be correct?

200%?
I read it was about 20% which sounds more reasonable

20% sounds more like it

No, I never bothered with that. I was going to do, but apparently the clusters are good for 400kws before you need to go there (which you may well do!)

I've been using the same cluster since I built the car, about 60,000kms ago. There's a little bit of scoring going on the final drive & 2nd gear, but nothing major.

Bear with a stupid question that you've definitely heard before?

Worth it for the 6A13 as opposed to just boosting a 6A12? People tend to say "needs different manifold etc" but after skipping through this thread again there's a sh*t-tonne of extras and fab work additional to just dropping the engine in. If I'm not chasing in excess of 200 fairly easy kws anyway.

Well, she's getting a wash & being put in storage today. Too many cars in the driveway...

But there is some good news amongst it, I'm sending my spare 6A13 out to my engine builder next week. Time for some forgies!

Also on the hunt for an Evo box if anyone spots one going cheap. Doesn't matter if it needs a rebuild.

Store it at my house

Not the red rocket... nooooo

Poor red rocket, but at least it's getting a reward for being stored

What's the expected ETA on the forgies?

Technikhaus wrote:Poor red rocket, but at least it's getting a reward for being stored

What's the expected ETA on the forgies?

Good question. Be a few months before the motor is built I'd say.

To be honest, I'm at a bit of a crossroad with her at the moment. Was contemplating selling her, but then what will happen when I turn around in 12 months time & think 'sh*t, I'd love to go racing, but don't have a car.'

Or... do I turn her into full blown race car? Strip it out & throw it on a trailer?

Then... what happens when I'm keen to go for a cruise up the mountains or similar on a Sunday? I can't cause it wont be registered or street legal anymore...

So many decisions!

She needs a new box, this one in it is starting to knock (just like all the other ones lol) and the motor is starting to a fade a little. Too many kms with too much boost. Hence the new one.

So storage is a good call I think lol. Give me time to think about what I want to do with her. She's got 12 months rego, so can still come out for cruises etc!