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Old 01-22-2018, 02:35 PM
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Default Manual Gear box (MBZ)?
We all know that the auto box is MBZ sourced but is the 5 speed as well? The MBZ is a dog leg box and just wondering if Porsche used the same supplier. It would make sense if they had.
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Old 01-22-2018, 03:02 PM
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Just look up Getrag.....they made them !! And just about for every other car worth having
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Originally Posted by James Bailey
Just look up Getrag.....they made them !! And just about for every other car worth having
I do believe that is what was in my 1987 BMW 535 - it was the best gearbox I have ever driven with and the straight 6 engine was as smooth as silk.
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Originally Posted by James Bailey
Just look up Getrag.....they made them !! And just about for every other car worth having
Getrag may have made the parts, but the boxes were assembled by Porsche. https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ml#post9019832
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OK so designed by Porsche, parts made by Getrag's ZWN subsidiary, and assembled by Porsche technicians, probably Turkish guest workers.
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mKay... so, who gets the credit for the pre-‘85 synchros?

(Yes, just stirring the pot...)
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^^Porsche made the box entirely in house pre 85, syncros and all were their design. In 85 they went with a Borg Warner box built to their specs with Borg Warner designed syncros and gears.
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^^Porsche made the box entirely in house pre 85, syncros and all were their design. In 85 they went with a Getrag box built to their specs with Getrag designed syncros and gears.
Not sure about that one, either. The 85+ syncros were Borg-Warner, so I doubt that Getrag was assembling those either.
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Blake, I don't think Porsche has ever built their own transmissions and I know for sure that 85 and up is a Borg Warner built box
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My bad, mixed them up. I'll fix the original post for future reference.
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