Is anyone running a spool? is it streetable at all?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fmfkid250 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is anyone running a spool? is it streetable at all?

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Uhhh yeah a buddy of mine runs it on his Civic, it gets full boost by 1200 RPM's.

 

uhh yea, what does spool have to do with a spool.....

let me use in a sentance, i am replacing my stock diff with a spool

there

 

ha. This might sound so fuckng stupid. But WTF is a spool?

 

http://hondamarketplace.com/zerothread?id=1341964

 

That link doesn't help whatsoever - just gives a pick.

 

I think a spool locks the diff...

 

......locks the diff? Why would you want to lock the diff on a front wheel drive?

Why not just get an LSD?
I know its technically not a locking differential, but its way safer.

 

A Spool is a completely locked differential.. normally used in drag-only cars. Have fun turning on the street

 

I dunno if im right, i just hear the 240 boys doing it with their open diffs. 'locking the spool' Stock honda diffs have weak spools and tend to break.

 

My buddy has a detroit true trac in his Trans Am, which is a really aggressive LSD, almost like a spool, and it sucks. the car makes all sorts of noise turning, and the wheels churp when it locks up. Its not very streetable at all, turning in a FWD will be a bitch. YOur "k" turns that they taught you in drivers ed will be come a ******* 25 pt turn rather then 3. I had a locker in my lifted Tacoma, and it was ok with that b/c there was a lot of tire (38" Swampers) to absorb the noise and tire slip in the turns, but for a honda i would say don't do it!!!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2001accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My buddy has a detroit true trac in his Trans Am, which is a really aggressive LSD, almost like a spool, and it sucks. the car makes all sorts of noise turning, and the wheels churp when it locks up. Its not very streetable at all, turning in a FWD will be a bitch. YOur "k" turns that they taught you in drivers ed will be come a ******* 25 pt turn rather then 3. I had a locker in my lifted Tacoma, and it was ok with that b/c there was a lot of tire (38" Swampers) to absorb the noise and tire slip in the turns, but for a honda i would say don't do it!!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

A spool locks the two axels together where as an LSD transfers power away from the side with the least resistance.

A spool is not terrible on the street. It feels funny turning becasue the outside tire is being powered just as much as the inside. But it won' drive you crazy. Then again, your talking to a guy who street drove a 14.x:1 comp 86mm bore motor.

 

hmm...yea i wouldent plan on daily driven this sucker. but like driving it on fri night to expletive **** up i would be down for


they are cheap..compared to a lsd,

how about welding the stock diff up,,,,,,might have to look into that a lil more

 

we tried the richmond spool in a customers car

Straight line cars only

TCI / Richmond are for Muscle cars not imports

the Richmond spool is a bad dude if you have a rwd, but it still hops while making a turn.

you will love the spool on a straight line car ,, but Hate it on a fwd car!

just my .02

Rob@TPR

 

dont try running a spool on stock axles or low grade aftermarket axles. you will end up killing your self or someone in the lane next to you when you break an axle.

 

joe if you weld the diff you can't run NDRA....just buy a OBX diff or even phantom grip if need be

 

haha phantom slip heheh that thing sucks

 

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how would they know? not like they can see the dif

 

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yeah it does but it is better than driving on a spool

 

ndra u cant have a spool who what where.....

i beleive u, spools are cheap

 

O you are not alloud to "weld it" but ur alloud to have a spool.....

OBX is still OBX----------i am skeptical bout that

Well if i have to drive it on the street ill remove my driver axel

 

Nitro Drive line spool!

Jason

 

Spool diffs work great, for going straight. Break an axle though you are going into the wall or driving off the road - it would be scary.

It makes turning really hard. Highly not recommended for a daily driver. Doable? sure why not. Would i want one? Oh hell no.

liam

 

I have a welded diff in my ls/vtec turbo crx street car, not my daily but I could drive it everyday. There are a couple of advantages to making it solid, one being 100 traction no matter what, no wondering if the lsd is gonna work, if you weld it like mine, you will have maybe a whopping 30 dollars in it compared to spending 900 on a nice LSD, If you are racing and break a axle you can still drive home with one wheel, (my buddy has done that before, lol). The only way I wouldn't do it is if you are someone who enjoys the curves as well cuz it won't turn like it used to, don't get me wrong, I can still go fast out country roads, it is just the real sharp turns that you would want to watch out for, the car will definately push if you get into in a curve, just be careful. People don't know what to think when you turn into parking lots, unless they know why the tires are chirping, then they know you mean business.

 

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OBX is still OBX----------i am skeptical bout that

Well if i have to drive it on the street ill remove my driver axel </TD></TR></TABLE>

i use an obx in my integra and it works very well. i am very impressed with it. it has gave me zero problems so far. i would really look in to one.