CONTENTS All products in this catalogue are designed and manufactured in-house by QUAIFE Introduction 2 General information – Glossary / Lubricant / Installation / Servicing 6 Complete gearbox range – Quaife gearboxes suitable for fitment in various applications 7 Ford – QUAIFE products for Ford based gearboxes 14 – QUAIFE accessories / options for Ford Rocket / Sierra 16 – Ford Escort / Sierra / Sapphire Cosworth 4X4 20 – Ford FWD 21 – Ford Classic Cars 24 – Ford RS200 26 Vauxhall / Opel including F10 / 13 / 15 / 17 & F16 / 18 / 20 / 23 / 25 / 28 27 Volkswagen Group 31 Porsche 33 Lotus 35 Caterham / Westfield 38 Rover including 220, MGF & Mini 41 British Classics including Austin Healey, Hillman Imp, Jaguar, Lotus Elan, MG & Triumph 43 Other European including Alfa Romeo, BMW, Citroën, Opel, Peugeot, Saab, Seat, Skoda & Volvo 46 Land Rover / Range Rover 48 Japanese / Asian origin including Honda, Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru & Toyota 50 Axles including English / Atlas axle, drive shafts & hub kits 56 Suspension and steering including quick rack & pinion kits & upright assemblies 59 Quaife ATB differentials available for a wide range of vehicles 61 Engine parts including BDA blocks, camshaft pulleys & flywheels 66 Commercial vehicles including on-board power units 67 Motorcycle engined cars 69 Motorcycle gearboxes including Honda, Norton, Triumph, Suzuki, Velocette, Vincent & Yamaha 71 Tel: +44 (0) 1732 741144 [email protected] Fax: +44 (0) 1732 741555 www.quaife.co.uk 2 T QUAIFE ENGINEERING LIMITED was founded customers an integrated design, manufacture and in 1965 by Rod Quaife and has now expanded to assembly service. It has an in-house design team which a company with 70 employees. Exports continue is experienced in stripping down, analysing and Rto grow each year and now over 75% of the re-designing existing gearboxes. With the opening of the companies products are exported of which 55% are direct new ‘pattern making’ department, clients can bring a exports to destinations including Japan and the USA. sample and re-design their existing products and within a QUAIFE is proud of its reputation as a World leader in few days, see the results. All machining of components is the manufacture of driveline components and is the only carried out in-house, with strength and durability being manufacturer to specialise in both motorcycle and car the ultimatum to accommodate the demands of today’s transmissions. fast road and race applications. Technology within the Motorcycle gearbox development started the company factory is continuously being updated with the latest on the road to competition development of racing CNC equipment. motorcycles gearboxes and led to numerous world All QUAIFE products are designed to add the champions using QUAIFE’s expertise in developing strength and durability demanded by today’s motorsport gearboxes from 5 to 6 speeds. With the decline of the and commercial vehicle industry. The company British bike industry in the early 1970’s, QUAIFE turned its continually improves and develops an unrivalled range expertise to cars and began a long and pro-active service of driveline products. to the motor industry. QUAIFE believe that the key to enhancing the Thirty-eight years later and with a wealth of racing performance of your vehicle is through the transmission experience, the continuous development of new products system. Using a close ratio gearbox is guaranteed to through QUAIFE’s own competition vehicles led the optimise engine performance and the fitting of the company to create their own showpiece. The QUAIFE R4 Patented QUAIFE AUTOMATIC TORQUE BIASING GTS race and road sports car incorporates the full range DIFFERENTIAL (ATB) has the potential to transform both of products that QUAIFE is capable of designing and handling and power delivery to the highest advantage. manufacturing. Several major manufacturers have homologated What is unusual about QUAIFE is its ability to offer its QUAIFE designed gearboxes and ATB differentials for use Right: Autosport’s International Exhibition, 2001. QUAIFE also exhibit at P.R.I. International in Indianapolis, USA Below: QUAIFE is accredited with BS EN9001. This is formal recognition of our high levels of quality in all aspects of design and manufacture INTRODUCTION QUAIFE is a global company with 75% of all sales exported 3 around the world. The car is the QUAIFE R4 GTS 4WD road car in competition cars as well as listing QUAIFE products in arranged for both trade and retail customers, as well as their accessories. Ford Motor Company is the latest individuals, clubs and schools. company to fit the QUAIFE ATB differential as standard to Innovation, dedication and determination, ensures that their new RS Focus. QUAIFE also serves the commercial QUAIFE remain market leaders. vehicle sector where clients are benefiting from specialist knowledge in the design and production of components QUAIFE AMERICA able to withstand the high stresses experienced in racing QUAIFE AMERICA is RT QUAIFE ENGINEERING’s car transmission systems. exclusive sales and marketing arm in North America. It The Internet has opened many new doors with over was established to provide the North American consumer 300,000 hits to the site each month. Situated in Kent, just with complete coverage of the QUAIFE product line, as ten minutes from the famous Brands Hatch race circuit, well as to research new applications that cater specifically QUAIFE welcome visitors at any time. Tours of the factory to this dynamic market. Based in San Juan Capistrano, and the research and development facilities can be California, it is ideally situated to suit the large number of race teams based in this area. QUAIFE AMERICA provides Porsche racers competing in the American Le Mans series and Grand American Road Racing Associations with specialised driveline components. QUAIFE ATB differentials helped provide the necessary traction to propel a Porsche 996 GT3R to the inaugural Grand-Am GTU driver’s team championship. QUAIFE AMERICA is proud to be an associate sponsor of the ARCA/Lincoln Welders Truck Series, supplying racing gearboxes to the reigning series champion and other top Ford powered contenders. QUAIFE AMERICA also plays an active role in the sport compact drag racing, sponsoring and supplying numerous top Honda and Ford teams with QUAIFE ATB differentials, gearkits and sequential transaxles to help these 800+ horsepower FWD cars, achieve 9 seconds 1 passes in the /4 mile. CUTAWAY QUAIFE GT SPORTS CAR… 4 ATB differentials – p61-65 QUAIFE R4 GTS – transmission layout Flywheels & engine parts – p66 …ALL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY QUAIFE 5 Steering racks – p59-60 Hubs and uprights – p59-60 Drive shafts & axles – p56-58 Complete gearboxes – p7-13 Timing pulleys – p66 GENERAL INFORMATION QUAIFE continue to develop new products to meet customer demand and current market trends. Modern 6 technology within our factory, together with fully comprehensive research and development facilities allow us to complete projects in house, from start to finish, without the need for outside contractors. The door to our technical sales team is always open for you to discuss any ideas or forthcoming requirements. QUAIFE RECOMMENDED LUBRICANT QUAIFE favours the Silkolene* range of lubricants and we recommend as follows: QUAIFE GEARBOXES & GEARKITS Dog engagement 75W90 GL4/5 Synchromesh 75W90 GL4 QUAIFE Reversing Box and QUAIFE ATB differential and Reverse Box Unit – 75W90 Note: for gearboxes/gearkits running with ‘plate type’ LSD units, refer to the LSD manufacturer for recommended lubricant. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. * Silkolene lubricants available through Quaife. QUAIFE ATB DIFFERENTIALS When running QUAIFE gearbox internals and QUAIFE ATB differential – 75W90. When running QUAIFE ATB differential with standard gearbox, as one unit – lubricant as per vehicle/gearbox manufacturers recommendation. QUAIFE ATB differential, running in axle – hypoid 90 or 75W90, as above. GLOSSARY R SYNCHRO DOG ENGAGEMENT N LIFT 1 CAMDRUM & CAMPLATE 2 3 STRAIGHT CUT HELICAL R 1 35 4 5 H PATTERN 6 SEMI HELICAL 246 SEQUENTIAL INSTALLATION & SERVICING We offer a fitting service and after sales support Complete 5/6 speed gearbox for all QUAIFE products, from a gear lever to a FWD gearbox complete 4X4 system. Ford 4 speed gearbox Should the need arise when installing QUAIFE products, we can manufacture, in house, Ford 5 speed gearbox bellhousings, driveline components, hubs and Ford/Vauxhall FWD 5/6 sp gearbox uprights, subframes and mountings. QUAIFE ATB differentials – Fitted into own unit SERVICING QUAIFE PRODUCTS – Servicing (LABOUR ONLY) RWD axle Transaxle gearbox Motorcycle gearboxes 4X4 gearbox Fitting/servicing all other QUAIFE products We recommend Silkolene lubricants – all now available through QUAIFE QUAIFE COMPLETE GEARBOX RANGE With the exception of bearings, seals and hardware items, these gearboxes are manufactured in house on our latest CNC machines. The castings are made from heat treated LM25 aluminium alloy for strength and lightness and each of these gearboxes use roller bearings under free running gears. Most gears can be replaced separately making rebuilds particularly economic. QUAIFE 4X4, front and rear wheel drive gearboxes are available, most with either a conventional ‘H’ gate or sequential gear change which has only forward and backward movement of the gear lever and is an extremely rapid gear shift. 7 NEW QUAIFE QTECH 6 SPEED GEAR RATIOS (Base Set) SEQUENTIAL GEARBOX • Direct