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I supported Toymods
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NE Melbourne
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Supra Gearbox
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Mon, 16 September 2002 08:40
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maybe this has been brought up before, but i hope i can ask again...
a friend of mine has a 308 VL calais and he is in the process of getting a manual gearbox kit. he is able to get hold of the kit minus the box itself, but when it comes to searching for the box, it seems wreckers can't help him out...
the lack of knowledge of wreckers is amazing... "what's a W55, we only have alloy or steel case" is there a sure way to identify these W series gearboxes apart? and could someone also tell me the difference between supra boxes in the W series??? things like models that they came in, power handling, availability and costs??? please, this is getting kinda urgent, i hate not knowing exactly what to tell him when he asks me about it...
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Supra Gearbox
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Mon, 16 September 2002 11:32
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The W55 I think is the weakest one of the lot, with different gear ratios.
The W57 has the same ratios as a W58, but has an alloy sandwich plate. Out of RA60/SA62 Celicas. Pretty strong, would break eventually, but would come down to how you drive it.
The W58 has a steel sandwich plate, same ratios as W57 except the 5th gear. Stronger too. MA61 Supra...some RA65's...later model Mk3 and Mk4 NA Supras had even stronger versions.
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Supra Gearbox
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Mon, 16 September 2002 23:25
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if the box your checking out has been painted its handy to take a magnet with u to see if it has a steel sandwich plate, (sticks to steel, falls off alloy)
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