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Has anyone tried fitting a 6 speed gearbox into an older van, mine has the 2.8hdi engine and I was wondering if it would be cost effective to try and fit a later 6 speed gearbox rather than rebuild my 5 speed box.
 

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No I don't think anyone has but I seriously doubt it would be an easy conversion. Looking at other threads on here I also doubt if its worth it.

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On some of the older Fiat Ducatos the fifth gear was pretty useless except on empty motorways, sixth would probably be even less useful.

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On some of the older Fiat Ducatos the fifth gear was pretty useless except on empty motorways, sixth would probably be even less useful.
Depended which ratio was used.
Some were a bit 'long legged' if the higher ratio was fitted and the grunt wasn't there to pull it.
The lower ratio was much closer to 4th and worked well.
 
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life in the slow lane

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I've done several engine and gearbox substitutions in the past so the technical problems don't bother me to much but there is no point in 're-inventing the wheel' so I'm quite happy to learn from anyone who has either done this or has researched the topic in depth.
I currently have no lack of pulling power in 5th gear.
 

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