[Fot] T50 gearbox CVAR and my GT6

Bob rdavis4 at cfl.rr.com
Fri Mar 7 20:11:29 MST 2008


SCCA in Florida was not concerned and a fellow GT6 driver with a T50 was 
told by SVRA that they too were not particularly concerned with the T50. 
The stock T50 gearing is very similar to a GT6 with OD. So there is no 
advantage other than reliability.

BobD

igofaster at charter.net wrote:
> First, kudos to Bob Davis, the builder of my lovely GT6 I purchased from him last year. Going through CVAR school and tech this past year, the 'issue' of my Toyota T50 gearbox was noted as an item that needed to be replaced. Now, Bob Davis had this extremely detailed catalogue and CD of the build process but I never had actually SEEN the gearbox in place until last night. 
> I pulled the exhaust system off which was extremely easy as the exhaust was in two pieces which seperated right below the header... i.e.  I didn't have to remove both manifolds. I pulled off the transmission cover and holy smokes!
> Folks... the T50 gearbox in the GT6 is an absolute amazing combination! It is easy to see why anyone would want to upgrade to the T50.. The gearbox itself is about twice the size of the little Triumph box. I lost sleep last night knowing I would call CVAR President George Curl and plead my case to leave the T50 although I've already bought a Quantum Mechanics box.
> I'm pleading that it is not a performance improvement only a reliability improvement. I've lost my case. If I continue to run with CVAR I will have to change the gearbox out.
> Who can I run with vintage that will allow me to run as I am? SCCA? SVRA?
> Curious and sad...   Bobby Whitehead  
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