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David Aiketgate;16318 wrote: wrote:

Have the chinese given up on their engine upgrade package?

From my trip to china it appears the TF is all but dead over there... not advertised at all in MG dealerships.

Very interesting thread. Are you planning any gearbox modifications (I.e upgrading the belt) to cope with any torque increase, or do you think it will be alright?

Well done on your efforts so far, sounds really good.

SLF;16390 wrote: wrote:

Very interesting thread. Are you planning any gearbox modifications (I.e upgrading the belt) to cope with any torque increase, or do you think it will be alright?

Well done on your efforts so far, sounds really good.

Gear box was modified two years ago to handle in excess of 200 bhp so no concern there.
Chris

200 bhp on a CVT sounds really tasty. What did you do to the box?

SLF;16400 wrote: wrote:

200 bhp on a CVT sounds really tasty. What did you do to the box?

The mods were done by a Porsche Motorsport gearbox specialist who had previously worked for ZF. He replaced the drive clutches with ceramic clutches, upgraded the belts and refaced the pulleys. Also replaced the shaft bearings with uprated ones and remapped the gearbox interface unit. Expensive mod but really really worth it.
Chris

I will do this eventually to our CVT, but at the moment the house build and V8 swap take priority! Nice mod tho!

Ozzy_Uk;16402 wrote: wrote:

I will do this eventually to our CVT, but at the moment the house build and V8 swap take priority! Nice mod tho!

We are ready to go when you are Oz
Chris

Uh oh... i can see the house budget dissapearing lol!
Nice work Chris!

Thanks Ozzy

Good luck with the venture Chris and thanks for the offer of discounts for T Bar members

I think this announcement deserves a thread of its own. I hope you agree, Chris?