Bobtaylor Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 HI, does anyone know if a non overdrive Spitfire 1500 gearbox will fit a Vitess 1600? Cheers, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 No, it won't (simple answer!) You want a gearbox from any GT6 or Vitesse, and you will probably need to change either gearbox or prop flange to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Certainly not the input shaft on the spit is far too short , and the 1500 being single rail you wont match a swap of the input shaft Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobtaylor Posted August 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Thanks for the prompt replies. I had been offered the spit box and just wondered. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 on a 3 rail there possibilities to swap the input shaft but there evolved tooth profile changes as the boxes wound through the years its easy to make a screamer and single rail off a 1500 with 2 input shafts used is not something i would like to hybrid Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 The gear ratios are quite different as well so 1st gear with the Spit box would be pretty useless unless the diff ratio was changed and then there might be a struggle pulling 4th..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Ive done it the other way round use a vitesse cluster and 2nd 3rd made a nice close ratio box on mk 1V Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 20 hours ago, Bobtaylor said: HI, does anyone know if a non overdrive Spitfire 1500 gearbox will fit a Vitess 1600? Cheers, Bob I agree with all the other's. It's not a direct replacement. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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