GEARBOX change on MEGANE II 1.6 16V (longer 5th gear or 6th gear)
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:49 pm
Hello
I have a wonderful Megane II 2007 1.6 16V (85kW). It drives fine, but when I go on the highway my rpm is simply to high to drive. I have 100km/h at 3000rpm in 5th gear and 116km/h at 3500 rpm. It seems that I have the same gearbox as used on 1.4 16V Modus, which is, in my opinion to short. The engine have enough power to go 10-20km/h more in 5th gear (max torque 150Nm at 4200). I would like to know which gearboxes would fit my Megane (1.8 16V engine, or gearboxes with 6th gear). I was checking gear ratios and it seems that ideal would be TL4 (2WD) diesel or JB3-952/938, but I am not sure if they would fit mechanically. Does anybody have the gearboxes gearratio specifications and knows which models would fit my Megane?
I have a wonderful Megane II 2007 1.6 16V (85kW). It drives fine, but when I go on the highway my rpm is simply to high to drive. I have 100km/h at 3000rpm in 5th gear and 116km/h at 3500 rpm. It seems that I have the same gearbox as used on 1.4 16V Modus, which is, in my opinion to short. The engine have enough power to go 10-20km/h more in 5th gear (max torque 150Nm at 4200). I would like to know which gearboxes would fit my Megane (1.8 16V engine, or gearboxes with 6th gear). I was checking gear ratios and it seems that ideal would be TL4 (2WD) diesel or JB3-952/938, but I am not sure if they would fit mechanically. Does anybody have the gearboxes gearratio specifications and knows which models would fit my Megane?