PG1 Gearbox with Quaife LSD

top_man_eldo · 12-01-15, 08:14 PM

Anyone selling one? In the process of upgrading the car, think this would finish it off nicely.

petet16 · 12-01-15, 08:50 PM

You can't have mine

top_man_eldo · 12-01-15, 09:00 PM

Thanks! Any ideas where I could get one? I've bitten the bullet now and have got engine coming with all belts done, complete with full Janspeed system including de-cat and manifolds and ordering TTV flywheel with new clutch. Ideal time to do Quaife conversion if you ask me!

petet16 · 12-01-15, 09:03 PM

A 620ti box with a torsen diff would be easier to find tbh, used quiafes appear on ebay now and then, but the Lotus boys bid them to silly prices.

Mark S · 12-01-15, 09:16 PM

tom halliwell on fb had one for sale, torsen not quaife tho.

I wouldn't buy a quaife unless it was cheap, there are much better diffs out there

ZS · 12-01-15, 09:23 PM

Saw a gripper diff in a 180 pg1 on Facebook the other day... Went for £50 kicked myself a bit... But must sort rest of car out first really lol

top_man_eldo · 12-01-15, 09:56 PM

Cheers guys, I'll keep looking! If anyone hears of one please let me know!

top_man_eldo · 13-01-15, 12:58 PM

Cutting a long story short, I have found someone who is willing to part with a PG1 gearbox fitted with steel caged bearings and the Quaife differential. Apparently it has been removed from a Lotus Exige and is a close ratio box. I enquired about the close-ratio's and how they would compare to a standard PG1 box and basically the fella got back to me and said that the ratios are the same, but 5th gear is slightly longer for more top end (doesn't really matter to me). Apparently the whole gearbox and bell-housing is a straight swap for the one bolted to the ZS 180.

Does this ring right with all of you gearbox experts as I'm blind when it comes to these!?

Here is a picture of the part in question...

*** Quick Edit - as quoted by the seller - "It's a straight swap all you need to change is the clutch fork arm and your speedo drive" ***

petet16 · 13-01-15, 01:00 PM

No good to you, the bell housing has the wrong bolt pattern for the kv6.

Did you get the link I messaged you ?

top_man_eldo · 13-01-15, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petet16

No good to you, the bell housing has the wrong bolt pattern for the kv6.

Did you get the link I messaged you ?

OK thanks for that, I can't tell how different the casings are as I've never seen one removed like that! Glad that's cleared that up. I've just got your link, thanks for that.

Does the 620 box have the same ratios as the PG1 in the ZS?