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Possibility Of A New Lsd Option, If The Interest Is High Enough

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So, I've been toying with the idea of a manual trans swap and that got me thinking(dreaming?) about LSD options.

 

Quaife and Gripper are the two options afaik, and it seems like there is a bias here towards Gripper.

I don't fully understand this, as I have driven a relatively light weight FWD car (completely aftermarket turbocharged, a VW Cabriolet) with a Quaife ATB and I was quite impressed with the results before and after.
Perhaps the Gripper is best for all out racing, but the ATB is great for daily driving in my experience.

 

I also read reports of the Quaife units breaking on these cars, which is quite surprising to me... but admittedly, I have no experience here.

 

So, all of that being said, I have been talking with Gary Peloquin about developing a unit as an alternative to the Quaife.. nothing real serious, but just some general back and forth.

 

re: Peloquin --- if you are unfamiliar with the man/brand, this is decent reading IMO: http://www.houseofthud.com/cartech/EC-PeloquinArticle.html

EDIT: Oops. No, that's not the right article, sorry. I'm trying to find the right one. The article I meant to post delves more in to the manufacturing / QC demands of Peloquin, which are quite high.

 

 

Anyways, regarding the Quaife offering, he said:

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By looking at print it seems that there are only 5 gears per side and a very small
axle shaft. We would make our unit 6 gears per side and can increase loads on sun
gears for racing.
But are there after market shafts being used due to the size which is very small?
Our unit would run approx. $1100.00 wholesale and would need a stock unit with axle shafts
and bearings. Time to make approx. 90 days.
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To clarify, he would need a stock unit and axle shafts for the initial development, not for every customer/build.
 
 
 
I'm trying to gauge interest so I can forward it on to him.

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