shadowdawn

Since I'm swapping to manual within the next few months, and the tranny still isen't in the car yet I wanted to know about the benifits of an LSD. I drive me car daily (normaly driving) and goto the track once a month about (drag). I don't do autocross.

Would spending $900 be worth it for a quaife in my situation? I'm really worried about the traction problem I will have once I convert to stick. Will an LSD really help out launching at the track? Or is that more geared toward auto-x.

Evil EG

I got a Type R LSD for 300$. A LSD will only do good....invest in one.

b18bturbo

yeah lsd is great investment the quaife from earl at 805 is unbeatable pricing.

JASON77

assuming he gets a 5 speed ls tranny would the type r lsd fit in the ls manual transmission?

I really don't know a whole heck of alot about transmissions so sorry for my ignorance


[Modified by JASON77, 8:07 PM 3/20/2003]

shadowdawn

Well if I were going to get an LSD it would not be a R lsd, only quaife if I decide to get one.

T3T495GSR

why not R? i think R would be fine if not better.

boosted hybrid

Type R LSD are for cornering, Quiafe handle both launching and cornering very well. If you are going to invest your money into a LSD, make sure its a Quiafe. They make a dramatic difference if you are pushing substantial power. After using a JDM Si-RII tranny for a few months while boosted with the optional factory LSD (ie Type R LSD), it wasnt even a contest which one came out in my opinion (Quiafe). I have been happy with the Quiafe that I ran in my older b16a tranny, and using another in my current b16a tranny.

T3T495GSR

Wow, well put

civicudesire

damn i paid like $850 for my quaife on group buy from no limit but yes that quaife is well worth the money....

keebler65

i dont want to hi-jack this thread, but how hard is it to install an LSD? i've never been inside of my tranny; only did the clutch swap myself. is it very involved? how much would a tranny shop charge?

E Swift

Don't forget about KAAZ LSD's.

Installing LSD is kind of a bitch. You have to take apart your tranny.

civicudesire

Im preety sure the hardest part to a lsd install is droping the trans like any clutch/flywheel install,then its just wether or not you have the proper tools to complete the job. What I would do is drop the trans yourself and then just take it to a shop and have them do it. I would think doing it that way will run you no more then $300. Im not sure but I think a press is needed to complete the job.

SMZ GSR

how about cusco LSD's? how good are they?

civicudesire

i would say it goes something like this
cusco/quaife/kazz are all about equal
then you have the ITR lsd and then
something like a POS phantom grip which isnt even worth .02

boosted hybrid

The Kazz and Cusco are clutch type diffs. They require replacing the clutch internally, much the same with your transmission. I have heard of Kazz failing under high horsepower and torque. The quiafe is a mechanical LSD, with no clutch to replace. IMO its simplier, its patented and the best for straight line.