Great vid K, thanks for posting.. My old +8`s gearbox and engine are in standard trim and tune, other than a few stainless parts, yet without the resonator's as tailpipes, it does not sound unlike the +8 in Jay`s vid, though it seems mine pops und bangs a tad more on the over-run...Perhaps being an archetypal Scot, I prefer to use the mix of gearbox and engine over-run as opposed to brakes, to save cash on pads and discs...(-:
My mid 80`s +8`s box requires quite a bit of consideration till it warms up and even then second gear has ever been somewhat reluctant in downward changes perhaps from new, as I bought the Mog with circa 8k miles on the clock..and from the outset, dropping from third to second ever required a bit more time and rev matching to get the job done.... In the early days, having come out of a decade or so of various air cooled Porsche ownership, I did think of the advantages of having an improved gearchange and at the time the Celica box was mentioned..... However, as my reasoning behind seeking out a Morgan other than it`s wonderful lines, was to experience a degree of vintage motoring in a package that was not ...err...too vintage, and thus expensive to repair maintain in terms of unobtainium etc, , and a +8 could keep up easily in then modern traffic, thinking both acceleration and perhaps more importantly brakes...
On the reluctant second gear, I soon arrived at the stage of thinking how far might be too far in terms of seeking to convert a Morgan to better fit with ever evolving modern ideals given the slick shift on my good lady`s Micra circa 2002...?
While I still retain a degree of idealism relative to originality, perhaps a bit less so now than when in search of and getting to know my Morgan...Hmm... Were my old box found to be impossible or rediculously expensive to repair.... I would have no issue with fitting a T5, though would have to re-learn my approach to tight and interesting corners... (-:
