5 Speed / 6 Speed gearboxes ????????? HELP

[Looner]

I think that my gearbox is on its way out so I have had a quote to have it re con'd - a very reasonable £375 plus labour but I have since found a low miles 6 speed box from an 03 V6 Mondeo. Do the six speed boxes go staight in as I have heard that the later Mondeo V6's ie 04 onwards use a Mazda box and won't fit. I have also heard that the older 6 speed boxes do fit, the driveshafts are the same but the gear selector rod is different.
Can anyone shed some light on all this ?

[obes]

Engine mounts are all different on 6spd to 5spd. Struggled to get some when I was looking, might be some available from the factory now.

[alex s]

Also need to modify gear selector, fuel tank, wishbone, speedo sensor is different, engine mounts,clutch..not a easy job.

[Looner]

Just found out the factory conversion is £1709 + engine mounts £132 + price of 6 speed box also found out 5 speed is stronger than the 6

[gizard]

Looner said:

Just found out the factory conversion is £1709 + engine mounts £132 + price of 6 speed box also found out 5 speed is stronger than the 6

No 6speed is stronger casue it has three separate rails.

[gadgeroonie]

your gearbox may be ok - its probably just the diff that has gone

you can get it repaired with a LSD - NickyTwoHats had his done

what makes you think it has gone ?

[RazMan]

Looner, you have email

[nickytwohats]

5 spd + some strengthening is more than enough - spend the money on driver training

[Looner]

RazMan said:

Looner, you have email

You have email too

[nickytwohats]

I'm being told that the 5 spd box is only good for 340lb ft.
So I may have mis informed you.

[Looner]

I think the 5 speed is ok for my car as its fairly standard 2.5