[s-cars] V8 Torsen Diffs

[Robert Rossato]

They're all 4.11s.  The only difference is the '90 V8 had a different housing with a different location for the vent. Gearing is the same regardless of year, engine size, or transmission type.

Bob

-------------- Original message from "jpb3wvu at frontiernet.net" <jpb3wvu at frontiernet.net>: -------------- 


> I don't think there is a difference between manual and slushbox 
> rear diffs in the V8's. However, I have owned a V8 for about 5 
> years and have seen numerous posts on the V8 list that suggest 
> the 3.6L PT motor on 90-91 V8's had the 3.83 rears and the 4.2 L 
> motor on 92-94 has the 4.11's. I have a 1990 w/ 3.6PT motor so 
> no swap for me. Just what I know, could be wrong. 
> 
> John 
> 
> 
> 
> > ----- Message from KBATPO at comcast.net --------- 
> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:45:37 -0500 
> > From: Igor Kessel 
> > Reply-To: Igor Kessel 
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] V8 Torsen Diffs 
> > To: Dave Forgie 
> > 
> > Dave Forgie wrote: 
> > > S-dudes: How can you tell a V8 automatic rear diff from a 
> > V8 manual 
> > > rear diff or are they the same (or is it year dependent)? 
> > Part Numbers 
> > > or the Green (Yellow?) colour code? Which ones have the 4.11 
> > gears (I 
> > > thought the automatic one was 3.73)? 
> > > 
> > > TIA 
> > > 
> > > Dave F. 
> > 
> > They are the same, Dave. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Igor Kessel 
> > two turbo quattros