Question about LSD trannies

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » January 20th, 2005, 1:50 pm

K so im getting my refund check next thursday WOO WHOO! i have a question which cars came with the LSD tranny in japan, im looking to buy a front clip from a local importer, now i know some of the mx6s did but not all of them and im not sure what the models are that did come with them besides who can beat 1800 for the engine tranny axles wiring harness and ecu.

Any help will greatly be appreciated

lazzyie · Post by **lazzyie** » January 20th, 2005, 6:05 pm

There is a company that does clutch type lsd comversions. I forget the name though you should be able to find it in a search. That way you don't need to find an overseas supplier for new axles when you kill those.

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » January 21st, 2005, 5:06 am

and this is why shawn is an awsome person hehehe

tatsu · Post by **tatsu** » January 25th, 2005, 12:40 pm

...or you could bite the (quite expensive) bullet, and get a Quaife ATB differential with ARP bolt kit from Mazda Competition Parts. It's about $1,400 US if I recall correctly.

Having driven a lightly-modified VW GTI before and after installation of the Quaife, it is WORTH THE MONEY if you are looking for improved cornering!!! Where before there was a big push under hard cornering, after it just hooked up and pulled its way around the corner like it was on rails.

If you just want to improve traction off the line (I.E. for drag racing), then a clutch-type diff might be a more cost-effective way to go. My personal experience with clutch-type or viscous LSD's in FWD cars is that they have little beneficial effect in hard cornering, and in some cases have made them understeer more in general - not great for handling, but they can really put the power down in a straight line!

Oh, and whatever you do, stay AWAY from the "Phantom Grip" conversions, no matter how tempted you are by their low price. Everyone I know who has tried them says they are junk for both handling and acceleration, and not worth a dime...

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » January 27th, 2005, 12:45 pm

Around here if you talk to the right shops and offer them cash on the spot you can get a KLZE with tranny, axels harness, ecu etc. for under CN$850.

Mnemonic wrote:K so im getting my refund check next thursday WOO WHOO! i have a question which cars came with the LSD tranny in japan, im looking to buy a front clip from a local importer, now i know some of the mx6s did but not all of them and im not sure what the models are that did come with them besides who can beat 1800 for the engine tranny axles wiring harness and ecu.

Any help will greatly be appreciated

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » January 27th, 2005, 1:07 pm

thanks for the reply and Yoda give me the name of that shop he he he

i thought about doing the quaife but id rather just get the lsd tranny cause my tranny has about 200k miles on it with no work done beside basic servicing and clutch

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