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chris_uk
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21st Jul 04 at 09:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

if you swap gearboxes from a petrol to a diesel it would improve your acceleration..

true?
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if the gearing is lower, it will
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21st Jul 04 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeap it will but 1st and 2nd it will be different
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but if y fit a gearbox from petrol to diesel engine y blow the engine or destroy gearbox
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21st Jul 04 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what the fuck are you on about

A gearbox is a gearbox... it may 'go' if there is too much power put through it..... but that will not wreck an engine!
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they might do in malta

[Edited on 21-07-2004 by purple5]
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if y continously rev up a diesel engine like y do when y have shortgear you will see what happens to diesel engine!!!
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You'll lose top end speed.
And no, the revving with a short box wouldn't damage a diesel engine.

 
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