I always wanted to put in a 5-speed (which I

A 4 spd for sure... the price of a 5spd is 6 times what youd pay for a 4 spd. Get a 60A 4 spd they are stronger than the 53A 4 spds and stilllike only $50 for a good used one.

Thanks for the advice... anyone know where I can buy a good re-built 60A 4 speed in Sydney?

And I might have a 5 speed for sale very soon...

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What kind of gears do you have? I put an OD 60A 5speed in my ute and it's a godsend. Even just around town (we've got lower speed limits than you guys) it's awesome, but that's with a stock ute diff and close to stock height tires (for a ute). Not sure about your setup. My wife's ute kills me with the revs so high.

When I'm doing 100kph or ,er, yeah anyway when I'm traveling at limits I try and just lift my foot off the accelorator about 2mm or something to see if I can still stay on that speed but lower the engine speed. I end up just putting it down again . I wouldn't mind a 5 speed for the coupe though. Does any A series manual gearbox fit onto any A series engine? say standard 56a onto A14 or whatever

im pretty sure any gearbox from a 1200 will go on any A series engine. onyl thing is when going from 4spd to 5spd the speedo wire hits the tunnel. shouldnt be any dramas from 4spd to 4spd.

Thanks for that.

I'm picking up my 5-speed tomorrow morning and I'm going to think about this one over the weekend and figure out what I want to do... over a few beers I'm thinking.

5-speed fifth is useful at 40mph or higher (on a 1200 at least). It will give you better highway fuel economy and lower engine wear both. The B210s got 47 mpg with this trans, while 1200s with a smaller engine only got 38 mpg. Easier on the ears too.

However, the 63a is heavier, so it'll make your car a bit slower accelerating. So probably not the best for drag racing. You probably couldn't tell the difference on the street. But in-town fuel economy will suffer a bit. The 60- 5-speeds are also heavier, but not as much as the 63- series

The gearing will be very different from the 1200's gearbox. You may find you like the spread better, even for low-speed driving (or you may find it worse). The gear ratios are listed in the Tech Section 5-speed overview article.