founded maidenhead 1957 founder mike hewland headquarters maidenhead england area served worldwide key people william hewland products transmissions electronic data acquisition and control systems services high performance engineering website hewland engineering ltd. hewland is a british engineering company founded in 1957 by mike hewland which specialises in racing car gearboxes . contents 1 history 2 transaxle types 3 arv super2 4 track day cars 5 see also 6 external links 7 references history edit mike hewland ran a small engineering business at maidenhead in the uk with the specialty in gear cutting . in 1959 bob gibson jarvie the chief mechanic of udt laystall racing team running cooper f2 cars sought help from hewland as gearbox troubles were experienced . the result of this request came out as six successful gearboxes being designed and built in 1959 and hewland was in the gearbox business . 1 the first transaxle product the hewland mk.i of 1960 was a minor modification of the volkswagen beetle 4 speed transaxle used upside down with custom made differential housing side plates for the midship engine lola mk.iii john young tuned ford 105e 997cc pushrod built for the new formula junior rules 1 litre engine with minimum weight 360 kg or 1.1 litre with minimum 400 kg in 1961 . 2 hewland mk.ii was a similar 4 speed transaxle with more modifications for coventry climax engined elva mk.vi 1.1 litre sports racer in 1961 . hewland mk.iii of 1962 became the first product for the public which utilised the magnesium alloy case of the beetle transaxle to house 5 pairs of bespoke straight cut constant mesh spur gears with dog rings operated by custom made brass shift forks . gear selector shaft was located in the nose housing unmodified as in the beetle set up facing rear ward at the tail end of the box in the front side back position on a midship engine racing cars . the elimination of synchromesh parts provided the space for an additional pair of gears for the 5th speed . this mk.iii became very popular for small displacement formula cars and racing sports cars and was the basis on which all the later products were built . hewland mk.iv on 1964 lotus 32 . the product that built the reputation and the dominant market position for hewland . mk.iv had the tail casing made by hewland with the selector rod located in the right side lower position facing forward . this made the shifter linkage design easier on the part of chassis manufacturers . together with its high torque version mk.v mk.iv became a big seller putting hewland on a growing track . mk.vi of 1965 was an improved version of mk.iv which established hewland as the dominant volume production transaxle manufacturer in the small displacement midship engine racing car market helped by the de facto standard usage in the newly born formula ford series . although formula ford engines displaced 1.6 litre the capacity was not a problem as the 1.5 litre rating was for higher power racing engines as opposed to the single carburetor production cam and compression ratio regulation of the formula . the advantages of the series were dog ring gear selection made it extremely quick shifting . the structure that enabled changing of gear ratios on the 2nd through 5th speeds possible without removing the transaxle from the vehicle or detaching it from the engine . upside down usage enabled the dry sump racing engines to be mounted low on the chassis . the 3rd 4th and the 5th gears had the same thickness and drive driven axis distance thus were interchangeable . magnesium alloy volkswagen case made it strong and very light weight . hewland was claimed to be the first company that made racing car gearboxes 3 however a transaxle housed in an aluminium alloy case for racing purpose in midship engine configuration had been designed by ferdinand porsche and built by horch in 1933 as a part of auto union type a. valerio colotti had been producing gearboxes for racing purposes before 1959 and his transaxle for midship engine racing cars debuted on may 10 1959 at monaco grand prix on behra porsche . colotti 5 speed t. 32 transaxle which weighed less than 35 kg was in use by rob walker in 1960 . lotus engineering made a transaxle for front engine lotus 12 in 1957 designed by richard ansdale and harry mundy and this gearbox differential unit was adopted to midship engine use for lotus 18 which debuted on 8 april 1960 . 4 hewland dominated the racing scenes in the 1960s 70s 80s and 90s and still is a leading company in racing transmissions with its focus shifted a bit toward custom engineering work for vehicle manufacturers . in addition to the traditional manual transmission products covering almost all the racing and rallying classes hewland now offers a complete semi automatic transmission components including shift actuators throttle actuators compressors shift position sensors and steering wheel paddle systems . 5 transaxle types edit the following is the list of the smaller product range housed in volkswagen case except for ld200 . type year rating sp . weight description mk.i 1960 1500cc 4 72 lbs custom side plates and unequal length output shafts for lola mk.iii mk.ii 1961 1500cc 4 72 lbs custom for elva mk.vi vw gears and differential mk.iii 1962 1500cc 5 70 lbs hewland quick change gears vw differential tail shifter mk.iv 1963 1500cc 5 70 lbs gkn ford zephyr diff . forward facing selector on the right side metalastic doughnut mk.v 1963 1600cc 5 75 lbs high torque thicker gears and layshaft for cosworth mk.xii and xiii mk.vi 1965 1500cc 5 75 lbs improved mk.iv for f3 and later ff . metalastic doughnut attachment mk.vii 1968 1000cc 6 72 lbs 6 speed version of mk.vi for 1 litre f2 mk .8 1968 1500cc 5 70 lbs hewland diff . on taper roller bearings all gear hubs splined to pinion shaft mk .9 1973 1500cc 5 70 lbs double row output shaft bearing for spicer halfshafts side plates for inboard disc brake ld200 1988 150 lb ft 5 63 lbs complete redesign of mk .9 housed in hewland case transmission capacity is measured by the maximum output torque not the horsepower which is the product of the input torque times overall reduction ratio . however as the output torque is proportional to the input torque with typical gear and differential reduction ratios and as the input torque engine output torque is roughly proportional to the engine displacement hewland used to indicate the maximum allowable engine size and later the maximum input torque measured in lbs ft. as the transaxle selection guide . the following is the list of larger product range up to 1981 . type year rating sp . weight description hd 1963 300 lb ft 4 85 lbs hewland design bespoke casing alternative to ersa knight hd5 1963 200 lb ft 5 85 lbs 5 speed version of hd lg 1966 600 lb ft 2 136 lbs large gearbox for indy internal oil pump ft200 1966 200 lb ft 5 90 lbs all new hd5 big seller lg500 1967 500 lb ft 4 136 lbs 4 speed lg lsd or power loc for canam fg400 1968 280 lb ft 5 110 lbs ft gears with lg diff . for dfv lg600 1968 600 lb ft 5 145 lbs 5 speed lg500 longer bearing carrier for f5000 and canam dg300 1969 300 lb ft 5 117 lbs different gearbox lg diff . internal oil pump for f1 and sports cars lg2 1971 700 lb ft 2 138 lbs second generation of lg for indy lg mk.ii 1971 600 lb ft 4 5 140 lbs second geneneration of lg600 new case selector rod and diff . dg300 mk.ii 1972 300 lb ft 5 118 lbs second generation of dg300 fga 1972 280 lb ft 5 6 110 lbs second geneneration of fg400 for dfv fgb 1978 260 lb ft 6 112 lbs lower ratio fga larger case for bigger diameter gears for high rev. turbo f1 dgb 1981 440 lb ft 5 134 lbs higher torque version of dg300 mk.ii stronger case for sports car endurance vg 1981 600 lb ft 5 167 lbs higher torque version of dgb arv super2 edit main article hewland ae75 after an approach from richard noble hewland was persuaded to design and build the ae75 a 75 bhp aero engine for noble arv super2 a 2 seater light aircraft . this engine an inverted three cylinder water cooled two stroke unit with dual ignition and a 2.7 1 reduction gearbox was developed from hewland s existing two cylinder microlight engine . the ae75 was very light at 49 kg 108 lb thereby contributing to the overall lightness of the aircraft so that the arv super2 weighed 40 % less than its competitor the cessna 152 . track day cars edit hewland has been involved with various track day cars . most notably the caparo t1 6 and bac mono 7 both of which featured gearboxes designed and manufactured by the company . see also edit zf friedrichshafen external links edit official website references edit james roger . the hewland story . retrieved 2007 09 05 . james roger . the hewland story . retrieved 2007 09 05 . hewland engineering introduction . archived from the original on 2007 09 29 . retrieved 2007 09 05 . stats f1 . hewland brochure pdf . retrieved 2013 09 14 . http www.autocar.co.uk car review caparo t1 first drives caparo t1 http us.bac mono.com 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