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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:24 am

will a 325 box be ok on a 320

just woundering i cant see a prob with it just wana confirm it
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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:33 am

yeah it should just slip in to place, and the gearing is vertually the same, so you should be ok there mate
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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:38 am

sweet thanks fella
the box in the 320 i just got is a bit winney in 3d and 5th and i have ne out of nemo thats good sat here so i get that on instead
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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:40 am

i think the 2.5 box will give you a little bit more acceleration in 1st 2nd and 3rd, but im sure that 4th and 5th are the same on both, or it could just be 5th thats the same, but yeah go for it 8)
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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:53 am

don't I know that feeling. i just got a 320 with a noisey 3rd and 5th. took me some time to get the old one out and the one out of my breaker but once you worked out where all the bolts are (help to have a friend called Toby who knows what he is doing) and how to get them off your on a winner, I also thought it a good chance to replace the clutch relase bearing as it just slots on the input shaft and it was badly worn as yours probably will be if the box is dead.

The only problem i came across was getting the box off the floor to slip it onto the splines on the engine as it wont sit on a jack very well. If you have any problems give me a shout, I still have whole procedure fresh in my mind as I only did it last week :)

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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:04 am

i prob takeit to the garge
wont cost me much
or get the boy there to do it in his free time wont cost me a lot either way and saves me the hassle
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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:17 am

you'll need a 2.5 prop iirc
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Post Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:41 am

Jhonno wrote:you'll need a 2.5 prop iirc
no you dont
ive taken an engine and box straight out of a 320 and slapped a 325 engine and box in and kept the same prop
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