Feedback on Martin's 916 gearbox conversion kit |
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Feedback on Martin's 916 gearbox conversion kit |
mharmon |
Aug 5 2010, 10:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,133 |
Just wanted to post some feedback on the 916 gearbox conversion kit that I bought from Martin Bott (bugat5speed) for anyone who is thinking of purchasing the kit. The kit is posted for sale in the Member Vendor section of this site. Please keep in mind that I have no affiliation with Martin other than the fact that I bought his kit from him at the full price that he has listed.
First off I would say that Martin is very responsive and eay to deal with. Despite the fact that I'm in Los Angeles and he is in Germany he quickly answered all of my questions and shipped out the kit very quickly. When I received the kit, it was exactly how he described it in his post and the quality of the parts and welds was very very good. I'll be putting them in my 915 in the coming weeks and can certianly post pics as the project progresses. It's my understanding that a couple vendors here in the States are selling the kits for Martin, Auto Atlanta being one, but I'm not positive. I can say that dealing with Martin was as it should be, and I would not hesitate to buy from him again in the future. Happy to answer any questions if anyone has them. Have a good one. Mike |
Steve |
Aug 13 2010, 07:44 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,764 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
I am also curious which one shifts better, but the 916 kit that he sells would allow a stock muffler, back up light switch and has a mechanical speedometer option, but I would prefer the electronic speedometer option. It's also a duplicate of the original 916 with improvements. With the Wevo there is no backup light switch, you would have to jury rig an exhaust system (extend your heat exchangers for M&K muffler or use special exhaust) and use an electronic speedometer. If you do the math there about the same cost. With WEVO you would need the kit $2k plus special shift linkage $620 plus header extenders $? plus M&K muffler $700 to look stock. If your building a new car, you would have to purchase the headers and muffler anyway, but for me I already have 914-6 heat exchangers and a bursch muffler. For Wevo I would have to extend the headers and replace the muffler with an M&K.
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