Taller gear transmission options for 2005 Toyota Corolla

[DieselHybrid]

@ guudasitgets-

Great! What's your punchline? What's the catch? I imagine cost is the detractor. How much? Who? Where?

Thanks in advance.

[guudasitgets]

There is no punchline, and there is no catch. Cost who cares about cost, you want your gearbox and you want all the flexability of changing ALL your ratios in every gear then your paying for that ability, but it will cost you $12,011 plus the frieght. Hewland Engineering ; heres the link to the FWD box they make

Hewland PCT Gearbox Specification

[DieselHybrid]

guudasitgetz-

Ha-ha... you got me, hook line and sinker. I was naive enough to think that you were actually trying to help.

Thanks for the link. +$12k for a gearbox. Sure, sign me up!

If anyone can offer useful, (meaningful, relevant, realistic) information- please reply. Otherwise, please troll elsewhere.

Thanks in advance.

Peace.

[guudasitgets]

And I did, you asked who, where and how much and I told you. I only answered what you asked, sorry if you didn't like the answer. Don't complain on the price. The racecar takes an LD200 and they cost more, and you need two, one for a spare.

[Funny]

If you are really looking for a lower rpm at higher speed, change the final drive ratio and axles. The 2000-2005 Toyota Echo has a 3.562 final drive ratio. Just have a machine shop change the axle sizes to match your corolla and change the final drive gear in your current transmission. I think this was in one of my first posts on this thread .

[DieselHybrid]

Further confirmation that the XRS Corolla has a C60 tranny with a 0.725 6th gear:
The Ultimate XRS Sticky! - 9thgencorolla.com

@Funny- Thanks! That is a great suggestion. I'm sorry I missed that in your earlier post. My only concern is that the Echo FD was designed for a rather low-revving engine putting out <100bhp in a car weighing ~2,000lbs, while the XRS 2zz-ge motor was designed to pump out nearly 200bhp while spinning up to 8,400rpms in a vehicle that weighs ~2,700lbs. Can the Echo reliably handle these higher loads?

[Funny]

Originally Posted by DieselHybrid

Funny- Thanks! That is a great suggestion. I'm sorry I missed that in your earlier post. My only concern is that the Echo FD was designed for a rather low-revving engine putting out <100bhp in a car weighing ~2,000lbs, while the XRS 2zz-ge motor was designed to pump out nearly 200bhp while spinning up to 8,400rpms in a vehicle that weighs ~2,700lbs. Can the Echo reliably handle these higher loads?

First off, I never said that the axle or final drive could handle it . You must do a little work in lightening the car (if possible), and I sure hope you aren't revving to 8,400 rpm .

Also, consider the manufacturer's point of view. They design the axles and transmissions to hold up under much harder abuse than the average driver will ever deliver to the drive-train of any vehicle they produce. As a result, most drive-train parts are over engineered by as much as 400% from the factory. That is proven time and time again by tuners that keep the bottom end, pistons, cams, valves, clutch plates, etc. of their Honda, Nissan, Toyota, or any of the luxury variations, and still boost with 10 psi or higher on turbos. Nonetheless, this must all be taken with a grain of salt. You must understand that the stock variation is more likely to last longer than a swap from a lower end vehicle. It is just the way it is.

When you take the axles to the machine shop (if you need to, I have not done this kind of swap myself) you should do a tremendous amount of research beforehand. First, check the length required to fit in your wheel wells. If you need the axles to be longer, check which (if any) half-shafts will work, or if it is to be a custom fit up. Second Check the torque rating in the Echo and the XRS, Horsepower means nothing compared to torque. If they are fairly similar, there is a good chance it's going to be a good swap. Also, (SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!!!) check out Monkey Wrench Racing, because those guys work day in and day out on your engine and mine. They are a helpful bunch, and will probably answer most of your complicated questions. Hope that helps.