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 Post subject: Single rail box into E Series/XG
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:22 pm 
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Seems to me that the 4 speed single rail gearboxes are cheaper than T5's, so I'm wondering why I couldn't re drill a T5 Bellhousing and re drill the gearbox cross member on an E Series to make it fit? I may just use a T5 but I'm wondering if a single rail is viable?
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 Post subject: Re: Single rail box into E Series/XG
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:37 pm 
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behind a 6, marginal, behind a V8.... good luck
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 Post subject: Re: Single rail box into E Series/XG
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:48 am 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
Seems to me that the 4 speed single rail gearboxes are cheaper than T5's, so I'm wondering why I couldn't re drill a T5 Bellhousing and re drill the gearbox cross member on an E Series to make it fit? I may just use a T5 but I'm wondering if a single rail is viable?


The reason that they are cheaper is that the aren't as good and they are 4 speed compared to 5 speed.

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behind a 6, marginal, behind a V8.... good luck


Agreed. behind a 4.0 marginal, 5.0 BOOM.
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 Post subject: Re: Single rail box into E Series/XG
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:51 am 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
{USERNAME} wrote:
Seems to me that the 4 speed single rail gearboxes are cheaper than T5's, so I'm wondering why I couldn't re drill a T5 Bellhousing and re drill the gearbox cross member on an E Series to make it fit? I may just use a T5 but I'm wondering if a single rail is viable?


The reason that they are cheaper is that the aren't as good and they are 4 speed compared to 5 speed.

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behind a 6, marginal, behind a V8.... good luck


Agreed. behind a 4.0 marginal, 5.0 BOOM.


They put them behind 302's and 351's years ago, they seemed ok, was only considering putting it behind a 4.0, I heard single rails were a strong gearbox. But yeah I'd prefer the 5 speed.

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 Post subject: Re: Single rail box into E Series/XG
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:40 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
They put them behind 302's and 351's years ago, they seemed ok


They also put the 5 speed from a sigma into XF's.... they were alright as long as you behaved...
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:59 pm 
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They put them behind 302's and 351's years ago, they seemed ok, was only considering putting it behind a 4.0, I heard single rails were a strong gearbox. But yeah I'd prefer the 5 speed. Gab


And the Kw on those were less than the 4.0L.
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