Many Ford diesels (later Mk2 Fiestas, Mk3 Fiestas and Mk4/5 Escorts) are
fitted with the same gearbox ratios as the petrol engined cars, it was
only the early Mk2 Fiestas and Mk3 Escort diesels that had higher gearing.
You would have trouble finding the higher geared crownwheel and the
matching pinion is part of the output shaft so you have to change that
as well.
A better option would be to fit the Escort LSD into a diesel box if you
wanted it.
But, check the difference on a spreadsheet to see if it's actually worth
hunting down the higher geared box.
Jim
Tony Vincent wrote:
In message <[email protected]>, Jim Hearne
<[email protected]> writes
The Mondeo has the larger MTX75 gearbox with larger driveshafts,
joints etc.
But, yes, the engine should still bolt to your existing gearbox and
solve all those problems.
Jim
Thanks Jim
But wouldn't that leave the car undergeared?
The diesel doesn't rev anywhere near as high as a petrol engine.
Do I compensate for this by swapping the crownwheel/pinion/final drive
too? Does the LSD in the ERST box cause problems doing this?
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