holden 202 an 3speed, whats the easyest to put in place of it?

[Smartalec]

holden 202 an 3speed, whats the easyest to put in place of it?
a celica 5speed, or an aussie 4 speed.
as i dont know much, but love the learning along the way.

something to unbolt an bolt up would be great.. even if i had to cut a new hole in the floor for it..

please help..

the reason i suggested the above, as i herd they were easy?

otherwise anyone fancy the job in SA..lol

[rossie]

the aussie 4 speed is a bolt up fit, to where a 3 speed was, with the 5 speed has a diffrent tail shaft, clutch, bell housing and more.....
on another note, the 5 speed is an overdrive, were as the 4 speed is 1 to 1 top gear...

[Marky]

I started with

a 3 speed box...

easily changed it for

a 4 speed box

then
changed it for a Celica 5 speed box...which as mentioned is a lot more work...but well worth it!!

i reckon  a overdrive pays for itself in the petrol u save ..

[Smartalec]

going from 3 speed to 4 speed would meen i would save petrol an go the speed limit on the hiways 

is that the M20 or M21 im seeing a couple of different types on ebay

[Warren]

The 4 speed is a pretty good option if you mostly do stop start driving, so long as your diff is a highway diff.

I think its the M21 that has a taller 1st gear otherwise they are much the same.

Warren
 

[rossie]

it sounds like you need the 5 speed, 3 and 4 do exactly the same thing in top gear... or you could change the diff to highway gears, that could help you get to the speed limit

[Marky]

My 4 speed box is for sale ..complete with flywheel,shifter...& 6 month old clutch n pressure plate.. PM if ur interested

[Smartalec]

so if i changed from a 3 to a 4, does that meen i can then go 110kms instead of the boring 80kms, i can do 110kms now but it use's like twice the amount of fuel, an the motor wines like hell


NSW bit of a drive - but if you put it in. my miss's likes the idea of a 25hr country drive (dont know if i do tho..lol)

[Rogue Trooper]

Did you think about swapping the diff instead. That's the actual problem with the high revs. That will give you the biggest improvement.

[Warren]

so if i changed from a 3 to a 4, does that meen i can then go 110kms instead of the boring 80kms, i can do 110kms now but it use's like twice the amount of fuel, an the motor wines like hell


NSW bit of a drive - but if you put it in. my miss's likes the idea of a 25hr country drive (dont know if i do tho..lol)

Sounds like you have the high ratio diff still (4:1) the highway diffs run around the 3:1 so as RT says a diff change may be a better option, combine the 4 speed box and you would have a good setup.

Warren