13-01-2014, 11:03 PM
106 GTi gearboxes are only rubbish if they aren't looked after. Apart from that, the first thing to go is usually the input shaft bearings, then synchros wearing - due to people who can't drive correctly.
106 would leave a 6 in the twisties, but on straights the 6 is a lot faster. My 106 GTi is out of puff at about 130mph, the 6 I had went onto 150mph no bother.
I do agree about the axles in the 106, they're a bit weak. The 2 bearings on the one stub pin are too close together and the contact area is small, so they break easily. Then there's the lack of grease from factory, which the seals then dry out and crack which lets water in and the stub pin rusts...
Also, Liam it's 3500 rpm at 70mph
it's 4000 with a 1.1 box or a Rallye box.
106 would leave a 6 in the twisties, but on straights the 6 is a lot faster. My 106 GTi is out of puff at about 130mph, the 6 I had went onto 150mph no bother.
I do agree about the axles in the 106, they're a bit weak. The 2 bearings on the one stub pin are too close together and the contact area is small, so they break easily. Then there's the lack of grease from factory, which the seals then dry out and crack which lets water in and the stub pin rusts...
Also, Liam it's 3500 rpm at 70mph
it's 4000 with a 1.1 box or a Rallye box.
A moments silence please, for our brothers in the NAD-zone.