Torrington idler bearings onto a set drop gears
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As mentioned in another thread the above is very intresting, may be this is something I should try as I am on a tight buget.

My original plan was to just re condition the standard turbo lump, add mj - lite with an intercooler and see what could be done with an optimised stock setup. In terms of power and reliability. If this little mod would help limit the issues surrounding the gear box then it sounds as if this would fit within my brief.

Do they mean these?



These are a like for like replacement of the original. No mods required.

I'm using these with standard helical drops on my 998 Turbo.

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Ah those are the ones, didnt realise there were ready made replacements. I will give that a go then :)

the idler bearings arent realy the issue its more to do with the side ways loading of the helical gears including the drops which causes the damage due to the increased tourque spike .

but as long as you dont go daft on lauching from the lights and treat her kindly then they should be ok as long as the rest of the box is rebuilt to good spec.

i know some on here have used helicals with success but more have failed i think than not, but thats mainly down to the build and care under driving conditions.

personally i would all ways sugest a sccrbox and drops with a 4 pin diff then you can thrash to your hearts content with very little worries.

when it comes to turbo engine building i always say start at the bottom and work up if that makes sense.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas