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by alffetta
Sun Aug 09, 2020 7:44 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: road and race performance parts
Replies: 3
Views: 2984

road and race performance parts

Hey All, I have been supplying race and fast road Parts for the Alfa Transaxle cars for many years and we have recently teams up with EB spares in the UK and I now have a new website . I would love you to take a look and we will be expanding and changing it as we go, but its a good starter for now. ...
by alffetta
Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:13 pm
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

I appreciate the vote of confidence :) First thing I wanted to mention was that yes heat is a real issue and one of the best things you can do is reduce the heat transfer form the brakes or cool the gearbox. so If you dont have a problem shifting your brakes outboard I would do it and fit an electri...
by alffetta
Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:22 pm
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

sorry greg i wasnt trying to be argumentative :) I would be interested to know which ratio pinion they were using. Its hard to see the main shaft breaking, I just havent seen one break like that, I do modify the case to run a needle roller on the main end but generally the 11/43 and the 10/41 are pr...
by alffetta
Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:18 am
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

The basic kits are straight replacement parts, if you want a differrent input spline it can be produced but its not off the shelf. I have never had a problem with the input spline, and I havent come ocross the pinion breaking. i have seen alot of pinions mashing and cracking the crown due to either ...
by alffetta
Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

The architecture of the transaxle is what it is and ceases to be an Alfa transaxle when you change that, What I am doing is providing historically correct adaptions that were developed in period. After all these are now historic cars. There is always a weak point and yes pinions get abused, but even...
by alffetta
Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:42 am
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

Pm me and I can send you more details, the ratios are the standard homologated set. 1st, 2.57 36/14 teeth 2nd, 1.94 33/17 teeth 3rd, 1.55 31/20 teeth 4th, 1.22 28/23 teeth 5th, 1.00 25/25 teeth these are the off the shelf set but other ratios can be produced if requested. I have found these work ver...
by alffetta
Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:39 am
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

Sorry no retro fit dog ring kits :( the gears are designed to be needle roller throughout so the dog ring wont fit standard gears and some of the gears are a different to standard with the gear fitting over the synchro or dog and not the synchro or dog over the gear. this allows for enough meat to a...
by alffetta
Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:01 am
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Re: Race drive line

here are a couple of pics. The dog box hasnt been photographed yet but I will post as soon as it has. i built a box up but stupidly didnt have a camera handy!
I do have all sorts of other racing bits so I will post some more later but please contact me if anyone want to know more.
by alffetta
Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: Race Cars and Track preparation
Topic: Race drive line
Replies: 27
Views: 19113

Race drive line

I was wondering if any of the Transaxle racers out there are interested in the drive line set-up I have been developing with CSracing. we currently have a re-inforced clutch housing that were a period development for the uk BTCC racers, UJ'd propshafts that have a rubber centered twin tube section r...