Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Plus Four gearbox

Hello again,
A new member so please forgive if these questions have been addressed before, but I want to get opinions on the manual plus four gearbox, especially with regard to the ratios. It seems to me just way off and ideally needs tighten up quite a bit. I mean second gear to 80mph seems a little to high a ratio and makes the car a little less fun than it could be.
I have been lucky enough to spend a few weeks over Christmas touring a plus four Cx manual and I’m basically in love with it, I’ve driven many sports cars and the Morgan just makes me smile… but with one niggle, the gearbox ratios! why are they so so out of wack?
. it seems like it’s basically a 3 gear car .. with 4th an overdrive… I’m not sure why 5th and 6th are even there. in 2 weeks we almost never used them and probably drove 1500 miles. The ratios seem so so out of tune with the car and my main question is why ? Was it because that’s the gearbox Morgan could get easily? Or for another reason ? And next question is there a CX gearbox diff mod or new gearbox that addresses this… I mean look at the ratios of MX5 or 911 manuals … perfect… I just don’t understand why Morgan would slightly crimp the plus four with this gearbox…. When it’s such a perfectly balance car for B roads.
Anyway would love to know if there’s a diff Mod of a new gearbox to address this,
Thanks

I tried the manual and the auto box before buying, and went for the auto as the ratios were just so much better. I drive it all the time in sport mode, using only the paddles.

I prefer to think of the car as 'clutchless' rather than 'automatic'!!

Well, I'm part of a minority, but I have a manual PlusFour and I like it. I'm also used to the 8-speed auto gearboxes on previous BMW's, they are superb, but it's an emotional thing that I want the Morgan to be manual. Yes, I recognize the long ratio's from the 6-speed manual Mini Cooper of SWMBO, 6th gear is for the motorways, but I have fun with it! So no regrets.