Quaife Main Shaft Wanted
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Empty Pockets
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Just out of interest, how much did quaife want for a new one ?
I know someone who's dad works there, haven't spoke to him for a while but i could try and get hold of him, might be able to get it a little cheaper, no promises though obviously.
I know someone who's dad works there, haven't spoke to him for a while but i could try and get hold of him, might be able to get it a little cheaper, no promises though obviously.
Dangerous Dave
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i was always on the understanding that a standard main shaft was stronger than a quaife??
tell me if im wrong
tell me if im wrong
red reading
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There about the same .
Dangerous Dave
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Cheers Danny dog
Ive already spoke to Quaife about getting their gearset shot peened, they said there would be no point as its already treated
Dangerous Dave
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Is it not worth taking it to bits? Am sure I've heard of people only having a quaife 3rd gear ect
Just take the standard shaft off and add the Quaife gears.
That's what most people do, including me. (3rd 4th and 5th)
That's what most people do, including me. (3rd 4th and 5th)
Thats definitely food for thought Andy. Im gonna be running 500+bhp though, but i'm wondering if shot peening/cryo treating the main shaft, 1st and 2nd gears would take it. I spoke to Quaife the other day and they couldnt confirm a power/torque figure that was safe with them, which didnt fill me with much confidence
They won't because they don't want to be held accountable for anything if they say something and the opposite happens.
I rang them about something gear related previously and they didn't want to answer my questions or give straight answers.
That's typical for any business, they want to sell you their product, but don't really offer decent after service or commit to helping you later (unless it's buying more projects from them).
Makaveli_se7en
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In my experience Quaife seem to be worse than most in this regard, as usual for this country excellent engineering let down by the f*cking cretins that are left to sell it.
Dangerous Dave
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Sounds like Vodafone to me I'm having a right nightmare with them at the minute.
red reading
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Quaife will be fine at 500hp, it will be other things that can fail, at if using a standard input shaft get everything superfinished , don't waste your time shot peening the bloody shaft and the two cogs needed as they were done at the factory! Someone keeps banging on about shot peening but the truth is it's hardley worth it on a 25 year old 100,000 mile gearset. Three things break gearboxes wear,torque and bad drivers.
tbh you are best to get a quaife Mainshaft as that will be new and will take all you can put thru it....after all you have the rest of the gearset, if building a box look at getting the cases cleaned, blasted and cryo treated as that will at least help re stabilise the old cases as they become brittle with age and heat cycles.
tbh you are best to get a quaife Mainshaft as that will be new and will take all you can put thru it....after all you have the rest of the gearset, if building a box look at getting the cases cleaned, blasted and cryo treated as that will at least help re stabilise the old cases as they become brittle with age and heat cycles.
Dangerous Dave
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Oh an just to add to what Danny has said no oil in the gearbox will kill it off pretty fast.
shroom
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I know he is up in Aberdeen but im sure he isnt that stupid not to know that haha.
so I cant just use Vaseline for lubrication?? :lol:
