ashvolvo
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- May 12, 2004
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- Geelong, Australia
spongemonster said:hehehe Dr. Volvo my M46 has even less of the teeth left. I'm gonna have to paste some pics sometime. I know this is slightly off topic but I have been looking into swaps and I crossed the supra off because supposidly the shifting isn't as nice as an M46 (correct me if I am wrong please) and I was leaning towards the T5. I cna get ahold of parts to copy to do a getrag though. I've also heard about a guy pretty much just throwing them away in a city near me so now I am really leaning towards the getrag just because it will be easier to do as I have already made custom parts I could copy.
Don't waste your time with an M46 if you want to make power. Pulling trannies in your driveway is definately not fun especially in the middle of winter (done it) and for the love of god when you put in an expensive new clutch put in a new rear main seal (the shop that originally put in the tranny for me didn't).
James
James, you car is N/A 16v right?
I'm staggered as to how you managed to do so much damage to an M46.
It certainly wouldnt be done through brute power.
Did you simply abuse it to death? Was there a problem with the box before you did the conversion?
I have an M47 in a quick N/A 240. On track days it often sees over 6000rpm, and at places like Winton (Victoria, Australia) demands on gearbox are high.
I've had this box in the car since December 2001. I've never had any problems with it.
I've heard the stories of failure particularly in high-boost, super high-hp applications but am really surprised you've managed to break an M46 in your application.
PS. Looking forward to the pics.
Cheers,
Ash
(no offense intended toward you or your driving of course)
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