Esprit gearbox

[lyk2no]

Not having much luck with a affordable v8 gearbox, does anyone know the ins and outs of fitting an s4
transaxle to a v8, also I would be grateful to know where I could Find one.

[lyk2no]

Thanks alot.

[lyk2no]

Thanks Birol -picked up a 21 turbo box this morning. Is there anything i need to do to it before i bolt it in?

[lyk2no]

Thanks alot for the advice Lawrence! Do you think the final drive difference of 3.44 to 3.89 will change preformance much, maybe a higher top speed!!Does the box that lotus use have two or four spiders? also the gear selector mechanism on the rear of my original box is beyond repair is it possible to modify the 21turbo selector with some of the parts from the original lotus unit?

[lyk2no]

hi. I had a look at the lotus box and the 21 turbo box
side by side and it seems that the only difference apart from the final drive having a lower ratio is that the boys at lotus have put in larger/stronger bearings all round. In your experience do you think
it is worth swaping the bearings around, have you had problems with to much torque breaking a bearing in the standard unit attached to your v8? by the way what car is your chevy v8 in?
regards.