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vxrguy
12 posts
2 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
I brought a VXR a few weeks ago it drove perfectly at the time but going down the motorway over the weekend big bang from the car and been told my gearbox is scre@@@@

Checked out a few breaker yards been told an omega mv6 gearbox will go in? Any idea's on this?

gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
Vxr boxs are very rare. An omega one wont fit.

Your best bet is to either email a member called "raving" or contact gmperformance parts.

The americans are reluctant to sell me one


vxrguy
12 posts
2 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
thanks for the advice, The other option is to rebuild it, ive got access to a fully kitted out garage so may take it apart this weekend and see what the damage is. Is this a common problem on these cars? Not to happy after spending all that money and have it go down the drain within two weeks.


stevieturbo
5233 posts
84 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
Bought private or dealer ?

If dealer, the dealer is going to have some responsibilities here.

And under what driving conditions ? They dont just randomy go bang cruising along the motorway.


gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
What actually happened?

Ive had mine apart but it wasnt cost effective to rebuild it with new parts, i did manage to source a used viper one for spares.

I believe the c5 vette's came with the same ratio box as the later vxr's. M12 t56 2.97 1st gear.


Wolfracer
1862 posts
43 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
stevieturbo said:
Bought private or dealer ?

If dealer, the dealer is going to have some responsibilities here.

And under what driving conditions ? They dont just randomy go bang cruising along the motorway.


Isn't it normally when you run out of revs in 5th and decide to select 6th? I'll leave it to the individual to do the maths....

stigmundfreud
19788 posts
47 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Wolfracer said:
stevieturbo said:
Bought private or dealer ?

If dealer, the dealer is going to have some responsibilities here.

And under what driving conditions ? They dont just randomy go bang cruising along the motorway.
Isn't it normally when you run out of revs in 5th and decide to select 6th? I'll leave it to the individual to do the maths....
could well have been the previous owner... no need to jump to conclusions. The only fact here is the poor sods car is fked


gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
I think Monkfish do rebuilds on gearboxes. It might just be a dropped shift fork pad


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mfp4073
157 posts
11 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Welcome (if you can say that?) to the trashed gearbox club!!!!
My gearbox works fine,Royal Purple oil and Rip Shifter just put in...shame about the noise and clunk coming from the damn thing.
Last week I took the the car to Falcon motorsport in Middlesbrough for a second opinion, and they confirmed something was not quite right....the car is now only used as a last resort until I can get it fixed.

gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
mfp4073 said:
Welcome (if you can say that?) to the trashed gearbox club!!!!
My gearbox works fine,Royal Purple oil and Rip Shifter just put in...shame about the noise and clunk coming from the damn thing.
Last week I took the the car to Falcon motorsport in Middlesbrough for a second opinion, and they confirmed something was not quite right....the car is now only used as a last resort until I can get it fixed.
Its a good club


ringram
7939 posts
85 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote


gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
I dont think that gearbox would work as the op has a 2005 vxr, so i would assume ls2 which would mean M12 ratio or 2.97 first gear.


ringram
7939 posts
85 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Did you read the site dude?

THESE BOXES ARE SPECIFICALLY LISTED TO SUIT:

VY TO VZ 6.0 LT MOTORS LS2,L76 & L98.


Who cares if one of the ratio's is different?


gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Richard im not trying to say that it wont work, the 6ltr bit threw me abit, but i know most people with ros say that the m12 ratio t56 is loads better than a mm6 ratio t56.

I know that the m12 t56 is also suppose to be a nicer t56 to use due to the double/triple cone synchros.

I wasnt arguing to trying to be awkard ringram, i was just trying to explain the difference between the early and the later monaro t56's smile


vxrguy
12 posts
2 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Got my car from a car auction so no warranty. And I wasn't thrashing it .. Occassinally it was making a clunking/grinding noise on long trips didn't manage to narrow it down to what it could be as it wasn't doing it all the time. My original plan was to look at it this weekend but too late now!

Gsd your gearbox gone too? How did you manage that?

ringram
7939 posts
85 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Neither was I being difficult mate, the CAPS are because I was quoting the site (copy and paste). I thought you may have missed the text.

Im sure it will bolt right in, whether the ratios are different enough to mean its a bad idea who knows.
Im pretty sure Granada said he had to buy the M12 specially as the UK monaro's usually had different ratio's, which suggests maybe most ran the MM6 anyway. Depends what a fix/repair is going to cost in comparison. Yours was pretty trashed.


Magic919
2221 posts
38 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Granadaman cares. A lot!


gsd2000
3479 posts
20 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
Vxrguy mine went bang drag racing, i think it was playing up before hand though.

When i eventually got it apart i had broke 3 bearings, 2 shafts and 4 gears.

My car wouldnt move and i was locked in gear, if it still drives then it should be rebuildable. Monkfish do rebuilds, if your good with a set of spanners you can do it yourself.

The M12 t56 is what the americans got in all the gtos as the ratios suit the car alot better.


Wolfracer
1862 posts
43 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
stigmundfreud said:
Wolfracer said:
stevieturbo said:
Bought private or dealer ?

If dealer, the dealer is going to have some responsibilities here.

And under what driving conditions ? They dont just randomy go bang cruising along the motorway.


Isn't it normally when you run out of revs in 5th and decide to select 6th? I'll leave it to the individual to do the maths....


could well have been the previous owner... no need to jump to conclusions. The only fact here is the poor sods car is ed


I agree, what I didn't very eloquently construe was that they usuallygo during high speed gear changes, thats all.

I should know.

But now I've got a box I know will last a lifetime. Expensive peace of mind though.....

vxrguy
12 posts
2 months
 Monday 2nd August  Reply with quote
Spent the weekend got the gearbox apart and its a mess in there.. Luckily i've managed to source one from the states and this guy is willing to ship it over to me. Sent the money across by paypal just sitting and waiting now till it gets here.

I don't drive my cars hard all the time, but a car that supposedly meant to be high powered it should take high speed gear changes.. ive had manual m3 and audi s4's i've driven them much harder and never any problems with them.






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