Thread: Fitting a merc 6-speed Manual box to a W124 E300?????
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Old 03-12-2010, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by MAG58 View Post
RX8's and S2k's use trannies that are based roughly on the Mazda Miata transmission. Unless you've got an itty bitty high revving motor in a lightweight chassis, it'll eat those transmissions in a heart beat. The S15 6speed isn't strong AT ALL, and they often go back to the 71C 5 speed in the S13 chassis car.

The best boxes to get for strength are the Trans in the Skyline GTS-T or Z32. The R154 is close to that, and if you've got the cash to spare, a T56 is strong too.
The S2K has seen 700+ hp and the RX8 415~ whp. The 124 is only a couple hundred more lbs than the RX8.
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