Hewland offers new T9 pattern gearbox

[bsimon]

Here

 

Looks like another alternative to Sadev, Quaife, and Elite. Probably just as pricey.

[blubarisax]

I wonder if it will be as noisy as the Quaife and Sadev gearboxes. Mog-Racing stocks the Sadev gearbox all setup as a bolt in kit for the Duratec Caterhams. I can attest to the fact that these are an absolute blast on the track.

[bsimon]

I'm sure they are just as noisy, or more.

 

Hewland only makes racing 'boxes. All square cut gears and such. Same as Elite and Sadev.

 

Quaife's marketing strategy is a bit different. Quaife offers helical and synchronized gear sets in some 'boxes to placate the handful of street users that can afford their stuff.

[Klasik-69]

I hate to ask a stupid question but ..................what is the advantage of a sequential shift tranny vs. the H pattern shift trannies ? I can understand the speed of shift thing if you're drag racing or driving a short track, maybe even autoX, but sometimes I like to shift from 4th down to 2nd without going to 3rd (Sebring turn 7). These cost anywhere from $6K to $9K and make a lot of noise.................are they bullet proof ? Maybe less HP losses ? Educate me.