by flygt4 » Tue May 22, 2007 5:12 pm
how much power are you planning on making?
do you like to shift smoothly? the e series boxes are all pretty old, and nearly all of them have stuffed synchros. if you're prepared to rebuild a box properly that can be sorted tho. also ,the ratios are quite long and theres a huge gap between 2nd and 3rd gear. bazda ended up using a mix/match selection of ratios from mr2 and corollas to help keep the ratios closer and improve his 1/4 mile time.
the advantage is they are pretty strong internally, but if you're going to be less than 150wkw then i reckon the c series is the way to go anyway. i know of c series gearboxes that have lasted well behind a turbo'ed engine with only a little bit of mechanical sympathy.