Page 1 of 1

NB8a gearbox.....blown 2nd gear !

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:49 pm
by wazman
Hi all,

A couple of questions.
Is the SE gear box the strongest ? or is it the same as the NB8b 6 speed ?

Has anyone rebuilt their own gearbox or put in new synchroses (spelling :| ) ???

My 2nd gear sounds like when you put 3 marbles in a tin can and shake it.....but still actually drives !.... other gears seem fine...

so are gearbox parts expensiveis it a waste of time as the 5 speed is a weak box in general ??? should i just get the 6 speed ??

I mostly use 3rd when i drift so seconds isn't even getting abused that much...... :|

thoughts ???
experiences ??

Cheers Warwick

Re: NB8a gearbox.....blown 2nd gear !

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:07 pm
by 93_Clubman
Waz, SE GB is stronger than NB8B 6 speed, but they're scarce.

Re: NB8a gearbox.....blown 2nd gear !

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:22 pm
by wazman
hmmm......

are the NB8a G/box's notoriously weak ?

I can buy two 5 speeds for the price of a SE box from mx5 mania.....

Re: NB8a gearbox.....blown 2nd gear !

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:20 am
by RG.net
gear 1,2 and 3 are stronger in the SE box. The NB8B 6 speeds are known to be stronger then 5 speeds too, But then 1st gear would be non exsistant :lol:

BTW Check your PM's and email.