11/20/2023 0 Comments Quaife sequential gearbox lotusQuaife’s motorsport gearbox range includes complete replacement in-line, transaxle and four-wheel drive transmissions, offering five, six and seven-speeds depending on application, with a choice of synchromesh or dog engagement and helical or straight cut (spur) gears. For more information, visit the Burton Power website.Designed using the latest FEA 3D software, precision engineered using state of the art CNC machinery, assembled by skilled and experienced technicians, tested, refined and perfected using all of the firm’s considerable drivetrain expertise, Quaife motorsport gearboxes offer unrivalled reliability, performance and value for money for racing, rallying, drag, trackday and fast road use. Please note: The following information has been taken (with very kind permission) from the TRANSMISSION page in the Burton Power catalogue. Head on over to the Quaife site for more details. In 2014, Quaife announced the QKE38Z, which is the Zetec version of their FWD Ford Sequential gearbox. Paddles or fully automatic changes would make for a far better experience. Wrestling the car up the hill, takes maximum concentration, and even the sequential gearbox, although it takes the errors away from making changes, it still distracts the driver. I'd like to fit a pneumatic changer, with throttle blipper, to make the unit fully automatic. Instead I rely on the release of torque on the box, by cutting the ignition as the lever is pulled back. I'm not using the clutch anymore for up changes. I've had a platform made, for the lever to sit on, to bring the lever up to my height when sat in the car. The cable provided was far too long, so Quaife then sent me another, shorter custom length cable. The biggest issue was where to route the gear cable, as it has to pass forward through the bulkhead, over the engine, and down to the front of the car. It was supplied with the bowden gear change cable, gear lever mechanism, gear position sensor and digital gear display. My box looks identical to the production variant, though it may have slightly different internals. The other box went to Ford in Germany for evaluation apparently. I have one of the two prototype boxes built by Quaife. Since 2011, I've been running the Quaife sequential box for the Duratec (IB5+) engine. You can get away with using a standard Zetec FWD clutch for RWD applications but, as the fulcrum point for the clutch release arm is in a different place on FWD cars, you'll find that in a RWD vehicle the clutch pedal will only have half its normal travel. For FWD applications, you should use an AP Racing 220mm clutch and clutch cover. A new spigot bearing costs approx £10 from Ford. Fit a ford spigot bearing, change the clutch release bearing to a capri part CT133 Quinton Hazel (available from most motor factors). The flywheel will need re-drilling to accept a Pinto clutch. The Silver Top flywheel should be used, as the later dual mass flywheel on the Black Top Zetec's isn't suitable due to their size and weight. To fit the Zetec engine on the front wheel drive (FWD) Type BC gearbox, simply replace the Mondeo Zetec 2.0 flywheel with the one from the Silver Top Escort 1.8 Zetec, and use the clutch cover and friction plate also from a Silver Top Escort 1.8 Zetec. Zetec crankshafts are already machined to accept a RWD spigot bearing, which again simplifies things somewhat. The MT-75 (Granada) or T5 (Sierra Cosworth) gearboxs also fit on the Zetec. Note: The Type 9 has a 1" 23-spline input shaft and the 2000E four speed box has a 7/8" 20-spline input shaft. So for a rear wheel drive (RWD) application, you can use the Type-9 five speed box from the Sierra, plus an RS2000 bellhousing. If you're installing the Zetec in to a kitcar, or any other car, perhaps even a historic or classic car, then this guide should go some way to help you make your decision.įord's silver top and black top Zetec engines have been fitted to Mk1 and Mk2 Fiesta's, Quantums, Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts, Anglia's, Orions, Cortina's, Lotus Europa's, Westfields, and all manner of kit cars.įord (being the sensible people that they are) decided to stick to the same bellhousing pattern that they have stuck to since the 1960s. One of the most common questions I'm asked is, "what gearbox can I fit to the Zetec engine?", and its a perfectly valid one, which I can hopefully answer below. Using the Zetec with front and rear wheel drive gearboxes If you want information on how to modify a FWD linkage, to reduce play (especially if you have already fitted the B&M #45096 short shifter), check the guide.Ĭlick here for a pictorial guide on dismantling the Quaife BC gearbox.
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