R32 5 speed vs R33 5 speed

[Guest 87vlt]

As you may or may not know I own a VL Turbo and I'm sick of my auto. Regardless of whether an auto will launch faster or what, I want to under go a manual conversion. I've weighed up my options and a vlt gearbox is out due to supply and demand issues. I know that the R33 box is lsightly stonger than a R32 but by how much? How much a R32 gearbox stand, what power levels? Is it worth spending the extra grand or so and the pain of getting the speedo drive re-wired for that extra strength? How much power do you 32 owners run through your gearboxes and how are they holding up?

[Joe]

Go for the R33 as it was design/engineered to allow more torque through it then it rather then the r32 gearbox.

If it can be fitted easily then go for the r33

Hope it helps

Joe.

[Dr_Drift]

My old skyline had an RB20 with around 180 rwkw and heaps of torque....

I blew the box that came with it after 4 months of hardcore drifting, which to me seems pretty strong...

If I built another skyline I'd definately go straight to the R33 box as that's what most people run behind modified RB26 conversions with mega rwkw....

If you drive hard in a modified car, do not hesitate for the extra $1000 or what ever for R33...

Good luck bro.

[MrMayhem]

the 32 box is a disposable item if you have torque.... even just 250rwhp and abuse leads to noisey layshaft bearings...

with the toque of teh 3L id say you'll go through atleast two a year if its making power

teh 25 is a far more pleasant box to drive than the mx7

25det box is the go you'd probably get a good one for $1200 ish

some of the hard hitting R33s should be able to give you of a personal account off how much rwhp they are producing and whether or not that is being used on teh strip with slix

[Guest 87vlt]

yeah a guy up here I know has around 400 hp at the rears and his box seems to go fine. Might have to spend the extra dollars.

[T0nyGTSt]

The 33 box has a good rep. for not spitting its guts in the face of lots of mods.

It's the clutch that will kill itself.

T.