5th gear kit or 5 speed box

[phreak97]

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.

[stuey]

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

[phreak97]

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.

[Andi]

Get yourself a pair of bigger tires!  [-/

1.) Fuel saving 
2.) Hot-Rod-looking 

[phreak97]

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.

[Andi]

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...