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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: scatt on September 29, 2010, 22:45:17

Title: Gearbox swop
Post by: scatt on September 29, 2010, 22:45:17

I have been asked if a manual gearbox & t/box from a 3.5 V8 will fit onto a 200tdi manual????? they are both 200 series discovery's.  thanks in advance

Title: Re: Gearbox swop
Post by: mikiep1986 on September 29, 2010, 23:29:08

yea would be a straight swap . . the only thing you may have to change is the bell housing for the 200tdi as i dont knwo if the v8 is different . and also the mountings on the bottom of the gbox  . . but there basically the same gearbox a tbox .

 hope it helps  :-k

Title: Re: Gearbox swop
Post by: Disco Matt on September 30, 2010, 00:15:03

I could be wrong but I thought the V8 gearbox had some different gear ratios?

Title: Re: Gearbox swop
Post by: barmiebrumie on September 30, 2010, 08:35:15

Quote from: Disco Matt on September 30, 2010, 00:15:03

I could be wrong but I thought the V8 gearbox had some different gear ratios?

Think you may be right there Matt, well the auto is deffinately different but not to sure about the manual



John

Title: Re: Gearbox swop
Post by: Range Rover Blues on September 30, 2010, 13:50:46

On a TDi the input shaft is shorter as is the bellhousing IIRC.  The splines for the clutch are smaller too.   Also 1st gear is lower on a TDi to help you set off.  I guess a V8 might rip the gearbox apart with the same ratio.