quaife LSD on a GST whos has it?

[GstRacer]

who has a quaife lsd and is fwd?? i have a built tre tranny w a quaife lsd just not installed yet and just wondering how some of your fwd guys like it give the low down wi how traction is, my car should be making around 400+ on pump hopefully when it comes out and just trying to see what kind of gain the lsd will give for traction thanks alot

 

[GVR4592]

Try to form your thoughts into complete sentences. It will be much easier to understand what you are trying to say.

 

[project_tsi]

I run a KarKing ATB diff, which is designed just like a Quaife in my 2.3L stroked FWD. I run 20psi on a 50trim, 1st and 2nd are useless and 3'rd struggles for traction.

 

[daren_p]

I just recently installed the Quaife LSD, the thing is it went in with a new CFDF clutch & flywheel so I'm still working on the 500 mile break in. It will probably be a week or two before I can test out how well the new lsd works. I know 99gst_racer has one & said even for the price its the best mods he's done to his car. From what I've heard, you will still be able to spin in 1st but from second on, its just go. These were on ~50 trim sized turbos, obviously you need a good set of tires as well.

 

[Module Unknown]

I have one in my TRE AWD/FWD tranny and I absolutely f&#$in love it! Money very well spent IMO.

However, if it's traction off the line that you want, you'll still have issues. There is an improvement though, and wheel spin is easier to anticipate and control (once you get used to it). But yeah, 1st will still be useless, you'll never be able to go WOT (i've never run slicks though, so I dunno if you go that route). 2nd for me, with a bit of right foot control I don't break loose the tires and can eventually go WOT, but if I want to I can sit there and make 'em spin.

Handling is the reason I got the lsd though. At first, I couldn't tell it was even there. Of course I went easy on the new transmission and new clutch for a bit, but once I got past that point and started getting more and more aggressive with on ramps and eventually twisty mountain roads... ! At first I'd get on the throttle as I used to coming out of turns working my way up to the point where I'd normally start to lose traction and start pushing the front end around. Not anymore! The front end of the car just stuck to the road. In fact, the car was taunting me saying "more throttle! more!" I could now start applying the thottle a bit earlier and giving it much more coming out of a turn than I ever used to be able to while keeping the front end glued to the road. Hell, I could still turn the wheel and the car would respond and go where I pointed it! MADNESS!!! Good times learning to drive the car all over again, and you will... Of course when you find the breaking point with the lsd, the car will react a little differently than it did before. Kinda freaky the first couple of times, but I got used to it pretty quick. The car is so much more fun to drive now!

But enough of that. I've rambled on enough. You'll see for yourself soon enough. hehe, I'm smiling typing about this.

 

[GstRacer]

SWEET man thanks for the input your really made my day thining about that i love handling so thats the real reason i got it but if it helps with like 2nd gear rolls not spinning too much then thats even more of a plus i'm running a 60-1 turbo so..... i need all the help i can get

 

[daren_p]

Well have some new info, still taking it easy with the new clutch as I'm just over the recommended break in period but I did take a left turn from a stop the other night and gave some good throttle through the corner that would have normally lead to wheel spin. The car just gripped and pointed exactly where I wanted it to go, felt like it wanted more throttle, was a pretty cool feeling. Also tonight it was raining so I got on the throttle abit a couple times, only boosted about 8 psi or so but this normally would have caused wheel spin, it felt for a split second like it was going to lose traction, (but never did) then gripped and accelerated with no slippage.

 

[GstRacer]

dude that awesome!!! i cant wait to get into my car. what size turbo are you running?

 

[daren_p]

Not sure if your asking me or Module Unknown, but I run the evoIII. My clutch is broken in now but I still don't have my EBC back yet, so Im running 12 psi (man Greddy has the worst customer service ). As far as traction goes, there is defently a noticeable difference. In first I don't think that turning the boost up to the normal 20 psi will have much of a difference, since there isn't enough load in first to build more then 10 psi anyways. My first gear now is like what second use to be, I still get some slippage but you can defently tell both wheels are spinning and you don't have to feather the throttle, sorta just on the edge of traction (what all of second used to be like). Once I hit second there is zero slippage but that can be expected from the low boost. Accelerating throught corners is alot better as the car still wants to turn and not just push and spin. Also in the rain the traction is noticeable, takes much more to get the tires to spin & when they do break, they spin much slower then the one wheel spin.