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supervan
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ive just got ahold of a 5 speed :D but befor i buy it i just need to no some things, the gear box is from a f8a will this bolt up to my f10a,and will i need a tailshaft from a 5 speed or is the 4 speed the same length.......kenvan i no you have to vans a 4 and 5 speed can you help with the tailshaft problem...... if any one has converted there carry from 4 to a 5 speed what will i need other then the gearbox any help would be great :)
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I might be wrong but I believe that only the Super Carry came out with the 5 speed and that was behind the F10A 970cc engine so I doubt whether the F8A had a 5 speed.
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ive got the super carry and mine has the 4 speed,im sure the box im lookin at for my vav is from a f8a at least i think i am
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Ken says that if you have cables to your gearbox then you have a 5 speed, I don't know about that but if you have a Super Carry you must have a 5 speed box surely.
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id say it would bolt up, but im not 100%
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Karu wrote:Ken says that if you have cables to your gearbox then you have a 5 speed, I don't know about that but if you have a Super Carry you must have a 5 speed box surely.
they came with both 4 and 5 speed unless befor i bort the van they stole the 5th gear and replaced the gear knob to one with a 4 speed pattern on it :D :wink: Engine : supercarry 4 cylinder in-line OHC, 970 cc (Suzuki)
Power : 44 bhp (33 kW) @ 5300 rpm
Torque : 75 N·m (55 lb·ft) @ 3200 rpm
Acceleration (0-30 mph) : 9.5 seconds:
Gearbox : 4- or 5-speed........straight from wikipedia
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Hi super,i took photos of the two box's on the week end but having trouble posting,any way i will measure both box's and tail shafts tomorrow morning and post results straight away.when are you going to cairns...ken
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hi ken it would be great to see both box's it will help me out :) why not just post the pics of the gear box's in your gallery..... yeh im going to cairns on friday 30th first time up north :D ....ill post pics of my 4 speed gearbox in the gallery so you can cheack it out :wink:
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Hi,the 5 speed box is 530mm from bellhousing face to the very end of the tail shaft housing.

the 4 speed box is 430mm from bellhousing face to the very end of the tail shaft housing...a big differance...ken

pics now added to gallery-page 5 (ken) :)
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hi ken thanks for the pics.the box in my van looks the same as your five speed, it looks nothing like your 4 speed,but mine is a 4 speed :? here is pics of the 5 speed i just got and one of the 4 speed allready in my van,also ive put some more in my gallery
[img]C:\Users\Ando\Pictures\2010-07-24%20bnbvc\bnbvc%20015.JPG[/img]
[img]C:\Users\Ando\Pictures\2010-07-24%20bnbvc\bnbvc%20029.JPG[/img]
[img]C:\Users\Ando\Pictures\2010-07-24%20bnbvc\bnbvc%20042.JPG[/img]
[img]C:\Users\Ando\Pictures\2010-07-24%20bnbvc\bnbvc%20043.JPG[/img]
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ok the pic didn't work :oops: well all the pics of both box's are in my gallery :)
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Hi josh,i will post some questions on your van as another subject.anyway you put me to shame with how clean your under carriege is,you definatlly have a 5 speed in your van and now a spare.before you change boxes,we need to make sure your cables are adjusted correctly.Do you have a book if not i will refresh from mine and post(can,t scan) ken

well i read my un-satusfactory haynes manual,and from what i read-if you can select 1-2-3-4 precicely then it is fine.5th gear was an optional extra depending on what country the vehical was exported to.the gear-box casings are identical but no 5th gear.i will send a pm with my phone number if required...ken
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hey ken i can shift precisely from1-2-3-4 the cable seems fine :? so if the fifth gear was an option and both cases are the identical on the 4 and 5 speed(depending on what country the van was exported to) could mine be the non optioned 4 speed and the box i just got is the optioned 5 speed :?:
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Hi josh,it seams that you might have the non option 4 speed,i was really busy today but tomorrow arvo i will select all gears in mine and take note each time the selector shaft location/position at the gear box.keep you posted...ken
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kensvan wrote:Hi josh,it seams that you might have the non option 4 speed,i was really busy today but tomorrow arvo i will select all gears in mine and take note each time the selector shaft location/position at the gear box.keep you posted...ken
thanks ken i think it might just be the non optioned 4 speed....
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