Freelander 1 Six speed gearbox?
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Hippo
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Nope.
There is a Quaife 6 speed conversion for 2WD PG1 box installations. I guess it's technically possible to adapt it for fit the 4WD Freelander. However at over £4800, it's one hell of an expensive modification to make.
https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/qua...-6-speed-synchro-close-ratio-gear-kit-605713/
https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/qua...-6-speed-synchro-close-ratio-gear-kit-605713/
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if it is a 6 speed it will save a lot of fuel
I doubt it. The 1.8 has such a small torque output, the driver will need to use wider throttle openings just to maintain speed. This actually reduces the efficiency by quite a large degree.
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I'm fascinated by this thread
freelandy2004
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I sometimes have trouble finding 5 gears in mine when she's playing up
6 would be nightmare
6 would be nightmare
Hippo
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Not enough fingers to count them?
I really want to know more about this curious gearbox - the selector quadrants are all strange too (1,3,5 and 6 forward???)
All PG1 gearboxes are 5-speed.
The only 6-speed conversion I know about is Quaife - which as Nodge says, is a £6k option, with a more conventional shift pattern (I think???) or available as a sequential.
The Ford IB6 6-speed is said to fit the K-series (the IB5 was used in later Rover 25s and ZRs and there are conversion kits to permit IB5 to IB6 upgrades) - but I am sure that this gearbox would not be compatible with the IRD.
Curiouser and curiouser!
All PG1 gearboxes are 5-speed.
The only 6-speed conversion I know about is Quaife - which as Nodge says, is a £6k option, with a more conventional shift pattern (I think???) or available as a sequential.
The Ford IB6 6-speed is said to fit the K-series (the IB5 was used in later Rover 25s and ZRs and there are conversion kits to permit IB5 to IB6 upgrades) - but I am sure that this gearbox would not be compatible with the IRD.
Curiouser and curiouser!
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That didn't make sense to me either. A conventional 6 speed box layout is 1,3,5 forward and 2,4,6 backwards.
Reverse is normally at either extreme end and is blocked by a lift ring or stiff spring, to prevent accidental selection.
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I have trouble as I have webbed toes
Hippo
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Is that why yer drive an auto?
ian mitchell
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if you don't use motor ways 6th is a waste of time. I very rarely get into 5th due to the gear ratio.
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I'm looking forward to the punch line.
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Anything over 30mph and mines in 5th. Even driving along at 30 I have the urge to put it in 5th and will do, but its not very safe cos if I put my foot down the ECU would say NO.
Are you sure you're not trying to put it in 6th
Colthebrummie
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I think it is an illusion. When I'm in 5th at speed it feels like it needs another gear. Once or twice I've thought I was in 3rd and tried changing up, it felt like it was going into another gear but when taking my foot off the clutch there was no difference, I was in 5th and although it felt like the lever moved over a bit, it was still 5th. Hope this makes sense.
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