Notices
Evo Show / Shine Post your pictures, photoshops, and videos!

This is why you buy the Quaife diff..

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:30 AM
  #1  
evoseb08's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (17)
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma
This is why you buy the Quaife diff..

So I've had this puppy in since about Nov of last year and check it out! Its the OEM evo 7 lsd. I took all the necessary precautions and parts needed to install. Never gave me a problem, till now! I was wondering why i was getting such loud 2nd and 3rd gear chirps. My mod list is at the bottom. I don't have a AWD here in okc, but I'd say Im sitting right at 400awhp.


at first i thought it was the whole tcase, but i guess i lucked out.



definately looking into gettin the quaife now! haha
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:32 AM
  #2  
evoseb08's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (17)
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma
oh and no i was not launching, i was actually testing my new tune. went first to second, chirp and all the sudden it just let go and redlined. I had the biggest oh sh** look on my face, haha.
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:41 AM
  #3  
2Devious's Avatar
Evolving Member
iTrader: (10)
 
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 187
Likes: 0
From: Callaway, FL
A little JB Weld and it will be good as new!
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:43 AM
  #4  
evoseb08's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (17)
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma
Originally Posted by 2Devious
A little JB Weld and it will be good as new!
on the plus side, I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to geico.
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 02:54 AM
  #5  
JdmGraphiteMR's Avatar
Evolving Member
iTrader: (31)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 407
Likes: 0
From: san jose
lol....but fack...thats crazy...so it was just making noise or did it sound like something broke?? fack...im scared now..
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 03:11 AM
  #6  
Pal215's Avatar
EvoM Guru
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (12)
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,925
Likes: 361
From: San Diego, CA
on the plus side, I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to geico.
Rofl Classic ..esp in this situation!
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 04:34 AM
  #7  
evoseb08's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (17)
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma
no noise at all! it just snuck up on me! lol, but everything else is A-OKAY! Im happy this exploded and not a set of those weak *** spider gears. if i still had a set of those in there, i would probably need new TCASE. stay on your fluid intervals guys! haha. I think I was just at the 10k mark.
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 04:53 AM
  #8  
nocabiwiksmx's Avatar
Newbie
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
From: New Zealand
Good effort



mine after 2 launches
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 05:10 AM
  #9  
grillpt's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (24)
 
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,680
Likes: 5
From: 610
That sucks man... hopefully you get it back on the road soon.

Thats some serious damage, esp for not launching it.
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 09:48 AM
  #10  
Appauldd's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,408
Likes: 7
From: Northern KY near Cincy
A local guy here has had his RA LSD blow up too. This has happend twice to him. Both were upon a launch.

I see in the second pic that there is only 1 shim on the lSD.

For those of you that have exploded them...did you check the side to side free play before installing it? If there is too much side to side free play, I think you are asking for trouble. You can check this when you have the diff inthe gear assambly. The diff will move side to side inside the gear assembly.

Think of it like this.....
The stub axles fit just inside of it. If it moves too far to one side or the other there is a change the stub axle will push too far into it, thus locking it up and BOOM.

Another thing to consider is that if the car is lowered too much the half shaft may be pushing in on the T-Case a bit too much, causing a bit of a bind. (Just a guess here)

Biggest thing to look out for, in my mind, is wheel hop. Front wheel hop kills diffs.
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 09:56 AM
  #11  
Import Junky's Avatar
Account Disabled
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,673
Likes: 0
From: Lansdale
I'm in your boat man. I have my car up on a lift as we speak and I'm getting the T-Case fully built by Shep Trans. I blew my Diff out at the track. I've launched the car about 50+ times between street/strip. It's a price you pay to play...haha. Good luck with yours.
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:11 AM
  #12  
evodrivesme's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 593
Likes: 0
From: Pistolvania
i bought the quaife
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:21 AM
  #13  
evodave's Avatar
Account Disabled
iTrader: (546)
 
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 3,876
Likes: 0
From: driving the 10 second beast in ohio or running lightmods.net
i broke 3 stockers, 2 ralliarts and a quaife also...however quaife did warranty it
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:06 PM
  #14  
Tangerine's Avatar
Newbie
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 96
Likes: 0
From: Beantown
No AWD on Evo?
Reply
Old Aug 26, 2009 | 03:38 PM
  #15  
deadmeat's Avatar
Newbie
 
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 88
Likes: 0
From: MA
I'm pretty sure he meant AWD dyno.
Reply



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:56 AM.