Fortin Racing developed and converted the first Hewland Transaxle, originally designed for Formula and Indy Car racing, for off-road desert racing in 1971. The Hewland DG 300 with Fortin modifications quickly became the industry leader as it allowed unlimited class teams to increase their engine size to 3.2 litre.

In the early 1980's Fortin Racing began developing the Fortin 5spd. The Fortin Transaxle has continued to evolve to meet the demands of off-road racing around the world. The transaxle is currently running up to 550 Hp. The most recent Fortin Transaxle wins include the '99 Paris-Dakar Rally , the '98 Baja 1000 and the '99 Baja 500.

The Fortin 2 speed transaxle was originally designed for Stadium/Short Course events such as MTEG. The 2 speed is also being used in Sand Drag race cars and recreational sand cars.

The Transaxle features:

• 2 to 5 speed configurations
• Mid or rear engine configurations
• 10" Ring and Pinion, polished and shot peened
• Six ring & pinion ratios available (5.57 to 3.86)
• 12 bolt ring gear
• Reverse rotation engine configuration available (Honda)
• Over 400 gear ratio combinations possible
• 138 lbs. 5spd configuration, under 130 lbs. with optional aluminum differential
• Under 100 lbs. 2spd configuration
• 930 CV or 934.5 CV drive flanges
• Aluminum or steel differentials
• Aluminum spools available
• Transaxle comes complete with clutch linkage, throw-out bearing and CNC slave cylinder
• Hewland DG or DGB Dog Rings available
• Hewland DG or DGN gears
• Reinforced bell housing w/Porsche-VW bolt pattern, adapters to most any engine are available
• All CNC machined aluminum, billet aluminum and heat treated steel alloys
• Internal oil pump
• Power steering pump mounts directly to trans, no belts required
• Polished aluminum case and side covers optional

Fortin 5 Speed Transaxle.

Fortin Transaxle 2 Speed

Power Steering Pump

Fortin Steel and optional Aluminum differentials

Please call or e-mail for pricing

Fortin Racing provides race prep service for Hewland and Fortin Transaxles for $395.

We also provide wet particle magnaflux crack inspection, Ring and Pinion shot peening and a full service machine shop.

Check out our new Sealed Bearing Shifter. The perfect match to the transaxle for clean shifts, no matter what the environment.