supraspeed Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Drivin on A41, i take a gap in traffic at aylesbury roundabout, put foot down, revs go through the roof, naturally assume its popped outta gear, put into 2nd, put foot down, revs up no drive, into 3rd, same again.... you can see where this is going... at this point i'm rolling around roundabout and pull up on some road off it. the gear box is grinding in every gear and neutral. got car recovered this mornin and the gear box is officially fucked! i've had the car 3 weeks and so far the brake line has gone and now the gear box brakes! now at this point u all are probably thinkin take it back to dealer... except i didn't get it from a dealer i bought it off some guy in woking so theres no chance of guarantee or warranty. being 400bhp on a N/A converted supra i naturally thought this might have been upgraded but it turns out its a standard gearbox so i'm bit pissed off. annoyingly enough it was going to be taken down a tuners on wednesday to sort out a few bits and find out whats really under the bonnet but now this has happened theres no point. only being 21, finding the cash to sort this one out going to be a mission, anyone know how much a gear box is by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Was it 5 or 6 speed box? Sounds a little more like a clutch going, but it aint the best ever description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millsy Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 There's a few guys on here that break Supras and may be able to help. Try jezzybabes at Quality Salvage Direct maybe. Sorry to hear about that too - truly gutting. My auto box went on my tt - I thought they were bulletproof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 5 speed manual, a few mechanics at my work took it out and the whole gearbox is unrepairable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Oh dear, yeah 400 bhp through a 5 speed is about its limits... Any pics of the damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 There's a few guys on here that break Supras I break mine all the time but i cant help sorry:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 sorry no pics, my cars at work. how reliable are pulsar gtR's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I break mine all the time but i cant help sorry:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 well its a good time to go for a 6 speed or even get another 5 speed and turn the boost down a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 sorry no pics, my cars at work. how reliable are pulsar gtR's? if you like your gear box to go bang on a more regular basis then they are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 if you like your gear box to go bang on a more regular basis then they are great Yeah that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I would expect the NA 5 speed to handle 400BHP fine to be honest. There are quite a few NA-T cars running on the 5 speed. Do you have a dyno plot of the 400BHP or is this what the guy told you? do you know what turbo and boost its running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I would expect the NA 5 speed to handle 400BHP fine to be honest. There are quite a few NA-T cars running on the 5 speed. Depends how long its been running at that amount of power i reckon I think it would be sensible to upgrade the gearbox if you are putting large amounts more power than standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Drivin on A41, i take a gap in traffic at aylesbury roundabout, put foot down, revs go through the roof, naturally assume its popped outta gear, put into 2nd, put foot down, revs up no drive, into 3rd, same again.... you can see where this is going... at this point i'm rolling around roundabout and pull up on some road off it. the gear box is grinding in every gear and neutral. got car recovered this mornin and the gear box is officially fucked! i've had the car 3 weeks and so far the brake line has gone and now the gear box brakes! now at this point u all are probably thinkin take it back to dealer... except i didn't get it from a dealer i bought it off some guy in woking so theres no chance of guarantee or warranty. being 400bhp on a N/A converted supra i naturally thought this might have been upgraded but it turns out its a standard gearbox so i'm bit pissed off. annoyingly enough it was going to be taken down a tuners on wednesday to sort out a few bits and find out whats really under the bonnet but now this has happened theres no point. only being 21, finding the cash to sort this one out going to be a mission, anyone know how much a gear box is by any chance? I am sorry but my bullshit detector is in the red. You join, 2mins later you own a 400hp NA-T. At every turn people have asked you for pics and you have either diverted the conversation or said your car is at work/camera gone awol etc. Next thing the brakes fail catastrophically and then a day or two later your gearbox blows up. All within less than 8 weeks. Either you are the unluckiest sod in the world and bought a shitter and have a tendancy to lose cars/cameras/brakepads/brancells or you never owned the car. This is either a wannabe, a liar or a student doing a 'social interactions' study. /my 2p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 at this point u all are probably thinkin take it back to dealer... except i didn't get it from a dealer i bought it off some guy in woking so theres no chance of guarantee or warranty. Fear not . . . . http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?p=1451386 Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Fear not . . . . http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?p=1451386 Problem solved. Yeah, I read that earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Lol, 21, with a 400bhp supe, did you tell your insurance company about its mods,? yeah, sure you did, haha Edit- forgot to say, if you do own the car, I'm sorry about the damage you've done to it. Jezzy could source you a 5 speed for reasonable money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Fear not . . . . http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?p=1451386 Problem solved. private sale, but this guy imports quite a few cars. doesn't have a for-court or anything. if anything does go wrong he said he will be more than happy to sort me out. hopefullyYeah, just take it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 well i used adrian flux and its 1200 tpft but i said it was a single turbo conversion from a N/A, they never actually asked what turbo it was or how fast it was so i think ive just got possibly the best insurance deal in the world, by the way thats inc bodykit etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 well i used adrian flux and its 1200 tpft but i said it was a single turbo conversion from a N/A, they never actually asked what turbo it was or how fast it was so i think ive just got possibly the best insurance deal in the world, by the way thats inc bodykit etc... get some pics up then laddy:D otherwise im with lewis on this one, (sniff sniff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Hi mate. I was in the same position. My gearbox was grinding and clunking and then the clutch and flywheel broke which added to the problems. Im 21 as well, I have little savings and although my job pays quite well and im ok with money i had to wait 2 weeks to save up to pay for it. Unfortunatly i put the bill (850 after the £500 warranty) on top of a loan i have so its now alot higher than i want it to be. I knew the risks when i bought the car. Honestly though, 21 with a Turbo conversion... is that wise if you cant afford the repairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 well i used adrian flux and its 1200 tpft but i said it was a single turbo conversion from a N/A, they never actually asked what turbo it was or how fast it was so i think ive just got possibly the best insurance deal in the world, by the way thats inc bodykit etc... Same with my Mods. They didnt ask alloys size, suspension type or exhaust type. Performance direct just wanted a rough idea of what was on the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Whoops double posted some how! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolarbag Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 There are ways around insurance, I got my 6spd tt at 19, it was expensive first year, but now its amazing!And I'm 21, glad I waited and actually bought the 6spd manual, the reliability doesnt seem to be there on the NA-T's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 There are ways around insurance Do tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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