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Fiat 126 Chat => Tuning & Customising 126 Models => Topic started by: phreak97 on June 07, 2009, 01:27:35 PM

Title: 5th gear kit or 5 speed box
Post by: phreak97 on June 07, 2009, 01:27:35 PM

Hey,
Axel Gerstl has a 5th gear kit for sale, but it's CRAZY expensive..
is there a cheaper place to get one from? or has anyone got a used kit or a whole used 5 speed box?

I'd like to do more long distance driving, but holding the car at 100km/h revs it high enough to take a fair bash at the car's reliability.
Also fuel consumption would be amazing if there was another gear.

Title: Re: 5th gear kit or 5 speed box
Post by: stuey on June 07, 2009, 06:51:30 PM

http://www.fiat500sport.com/def.asp?l=ENG&sku=25F2FA2819AA

Title: Re: 5th gear kit or 5 speed box
Post by: phreak97 on June 10, 2009, 12:14:09 PM

thanks, but thats way out of my price range, and I dont want to change the other gears, I just want to add an extra one.

Title: Re: 5th gear kit or 5 speed box
Post by: Andi on June 10, 2009, 01:38:47 PM

Get yourself a pair of bigger tires!  [-/

1.) Fuel saving  :P
2.) Hot-Rod-looking  ;D

Title: Re: 5th gear kit or 5 speed box
Post by: phreak97 on June 10, 2009, 01:57:21 PM

lol I went out of my way to get original sized tires.. and oversize ones only change it marginally. I actually think bigger tires look silly, they look out of proportion.. maybe if I had 13" rims, but I like to keep things looking original.

Title: Re: 5th gear kit or 5 speed box
Post by: Andi on June 10, 2009, 07:17:49 PM

Actually i have 145/70-12 front and 155/70-12 rear, both on 4.50" Borrani. But i plan to build a pair of 5.50" Borranis for the rearaxle, to use 165/70-12 tires. I shot four 5.50"-rings on eBay. I'm gonna use two of them to weld them on Borrani-centers. Therefore i need a bad pair of Borranis, wich is going to become difficult...
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7825/rechtsjy0.th.jpg) (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rechtsjy0.jpg)