M56 Gearbox

**cameron** · Tuesday 5th October 2010, 21:52

What are the differences between the M56H and M56L if any ?

Cheers

Lee

**Volvostorm** · Tuesday 5th October 2010, 22:00

Gear ratio's mate

**p fandango** · Tuesday 5th October 2010, 22:01

only 1st & 2nd gears are different, althou some do have a different final drive as well

**Flatout Phil** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 08:00

Originally Posted by p fandango

only 1st & 2nd gears are different, althou some do have a different final drive as well

Is it just me, but my M59 seems to have an incredibly long first and second gear?

**p fandango** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 08:21

Originally Posted by Flatout Phil

Is it just me, but my M59 seems to have an incredibly long first and second gear?

shouldn't be mate, the M59 has got the same ratios as the M56H LINK

**Dangerous Dave** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 09:12

That manual is slightly wrong Pedro, I think most of the info has been copied and pasted, its got my rear brakes as being 295mm and they're 283mm, and I'm sure the gear ratios are different, but they're all the same?

I did have a gear ratio list somewhere, I'll have to dig it out.

**p fandango** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 09:23

Originally Posted by bomb192uk

That manual is slightly wrong Pedro, I think most of the info has been copied and pasted, its got my rear brakes as being 295mm and they're 283mm, and I'm sure the gear ratios are different, but they're all the same?

I did have a gear ratio list somewhere, I'll have to dig it out.

as far as i know its a Volvo procure, although its nothing new for them to get things wrong lol. I've lost my USB stick so haven't got as many other PDF's to compare & see what they say

**Dangerous Dave** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 10:04

Originally Posted by p fandango

as far as i know its a Volvo procure, although its nothing new for them to get things wrong lol. I've lost my USB stick so haven't got as many other PDF's to compare & see what they say

True, they do get things wrong. I've just reformatted my comp so all my stuff is archived, so its gonna take me a bit to trawl through it all.

**smithy** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 14:23

m56h close ratio m56l long ratio

**Flatout Phil** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 14:35

Originally Posted by Flatout Phil

Is it just me, but my M59 seems to have an incredibly long first and second gear?

Will just have to wait until I can do a side by side test on a T5 manual (which I could have done had I not sold it to NuttyT5!

**p fandango** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 14:47

Originally Posted by Flatout Phil

Will just have to wait until I can do a side by side test on a T5 manual (which I could have done had I not sold it to NuttyT5!

BT does about 65mph in 2nd on the rev limiter, think 3rd is 95mph

**nobananas** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 21:53

I'd rather have a longer 1st and 2nd, first gear on mine is hopeless !

**Dangerous Dave** · Wednesday 6th October 2010, 23:30

Managed to find some ratios

**Jamest5r** · Monday 8th July 2013, 18:08

Bump for Smithy

**p fandango** · Monday 8th July 2013, 18:47

just to add you can get the M56H also with various different final drive ratios

**T5frankie** · Monday 8th July 2013, 18:55

Originally Posted by smithy

m56h close ratio m56l long ratio

you mean M56L ow and M56H igh

**Jamest5r** · Monday 8th July 2013, 18:59

So after a lot of discussion the best one we reckon is the m56h with a 4:45 final ratio is the on to go for

**p fandango** · Monday 8th July 2013, 19:00

Originally Posted by T5frankie

you mean M56L ow and M56H igh

only lower on 1st & 2nd gear, the other 3 gears are the same ratio (excluding any fdr differences)

**Jamest5r** · Monday 8th July 2013, 19:03

Originally Posted by p fandango

just to add you can get the M56H also with various different final drive ratios

Cheers, just found that out, 10v 2L is where one was found with a 4:45 ratio, just waiting to find out if its external slave or not.

**p fandango** · Monday 8th July 2013, 19:05

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

So after a lot of discussion the best one we reckon is the m56h with a 4:45 final ratio is the on to go for

i still think going shorter is the wrong way, its not as if we're lacking torque to need to go lower & adding an extra gear change isn't exactly good for the 1/4mile time. Obviously if its going on track as well then its a bit of a different ball game