G60 gearbox?

[euro dave]

Hi,

Can anyone shed some light on why the G60 gearbox is better than a normal mk2 box?  Do they have stronger internals or shorter ratios?

[Jay]

Not sure about the ratios, although they won't be the same as a normal MK2 'box.

The internals are stronger so they can handle the extra power.

[Organisys]

Much stronger (fingers crossed) and are cable change rather than rod change.

[Diamond Hell]

Much stronger (fingers crossed) and are cable change rather than rod change.

It's the cable-changeness of it wot means it's a lot stronger - it's a much different gearbox - much heavier vs the rod-changer.

These boxes can be found in anything from 2.0 8V Passats to Toledo 16Vs.... although the ratios will vary.

[Khare]

say i want a short ration box for my 1.6. What donor car would i need to tackle? toledo 16v or passat?

[danny_p]

mk2 gti box, and transform a golf driver.   if you want lower  a mk2 16v box  (lower 5th )    if thats not enough a 1600 mk1 gti box. and if thats not low enough ring and pinion set out of a blown up syncro box.

[Khare]

mk2 16v box sounds pretty good. But what if i wanted low ratio's 1-4 and a very long 5th for economical motorway driving?

[danny_p]

thats the gearbox you have now,   unless you swap 5th and do a  hybrid box

[Khare]

thats the gearbox you have now,   unless you swap 5th and do a  hybrid box

oh so what ive got now has low ratios 1 to 4 and a long 5th? cos when doing 70 on the m'way its noisy as hell (cant see revs cos ive got the big ben)

[euro dave]

Cheers for the info - I'd seen one for sale with the G60 box and that got me wondering!