hey guys i got a problem. i have had my car for a while now and about last year this time i broke my TC from drag racing (launched too hard.. i won though ). it whinned for a long time. i drove it to mexico and back (over 1200 miles round trip) lol. and then i finally got a used on off the forums. well ever since then i have had this vibration (it only does it in 5th gear and it sounds like im in too low of a gear, like when your going 20mph in 5th)).

anyways i think its the rear diff. the noise started before i changed out this TC which makes me lead to believe it IS the diff.

i found a diff on the fourms with pretty low milage but its off an evo 9. i have an 03 evo 8. will it work??

thex

 

yes
the rear diffs are the same

 

+10 for driving to mexico with it
Your a brave man, were all the paisas eyeballing you???

 

+10 for driving in evo to mexico!

What part of mexico did you end up going to?

 

well first does that sound like the rear diff?? (anyone have this problem after their TC's went out?)

and i just went to TJ and walked over the boarder. no way in hell was i bringing my car in there lol. **** that! :P

 

Ohh ok TJ i thought you were a vato.

 

lol noo. im gonna fly to PV one of these days. gotta learn spanish first though, rosetta stone FTW! lol

 

been there unfortunately...
symptoms:

1. lifted the car and free wheeled it in third gear to listen to clutch, t/c, and diff
2. diff was LOUD and I was convinced it was going out because of the increasing whine, first noticed after (roadracing) track day-(never launched, first clutch lasted more than 50k mi)

Shipped trans, t/c and rear diff to Shep (car was down and i wanted his complete evaluation):

• trans(needed new input shaft and normal synchros),
• t/c(TOAST-said it was the worst he'd seen!!!), and
• diff(not worth the shipping-he said its very, very rarely a problem, although he did reshim,reseal,and adj backlash from .11to.7) why it whined so much is a mystery(we stethescoped it like I said, so there must be a lot of noise in the rear diff all the time)

driving impressions:

• diff-unoticeable, i guess its better off, like Shep said, it was Ok
• t/c- much better- its new, it should be!!! went w/stage two -LCD and front wheels Really grab now!!
• trans- a real let down, don't notice the new synchros, still notchy and rev dependant...sideline..i had a new fifth gear put in, removed the overdrive ratio and went w/a ratio that revs higher so i can now use 5th and not lose power/acceleration (i can cruise the Texas backroads in 5th and hit boost w/out being forced to downshift all the time-lost about 1.5m/gallon)

hindsight insights:

change t/c fluids with Dyaqueen Early and Often (its the best defense for the Evo's weak link- drive train)
go w/ the ACT heavy duty clutch w/GruppeS lightweight flywheel (my Carbonetics twin plate was expensive, loud and unreliable)

good luck w/yours...

 

lol, funny how everyone just thinks its cool going to Mexico