[s-cars] V8 rear diff swapped to replace the front diff in a 6 speed trans?

chris chambers fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 4 17:52:41 PST 2008


I don't think you understand me correctly.

He's putting the rear diff out of a V8 into the front diff
position in the 6 speed transmissions (edu/dsy).




--- QSHIPQ at aol.com wrote:

>  
> The late style 6 speeds use the 60/40/60 F/R split torsen ("center" 
> not 
> "front"), and the v8 rear uses the 78/22/78 L/R Torsen found in the
> earlier  5 
> speed cars (01E trans to this list, but all 5 speed torsens really). 
> Not  sure 
> the definition of a "much better result", but certainly a wider
> Torque Bias  
> Ratio would be available, just like what the urS cars have from the 
> factory.  
> Not sure what his supply of v8 rears is, but he  could increase the
> TBR on the 
> EDU torsen if he really wanted.  Stassis  advertises 7:1 TBR if you
> want to go 
> that far.  
>  
> S "torsen boy" J
> In a message dated 2/3/2008 2:00:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> I've had  a couple interesting emails with a gent who tells
> me he is swapping in the  V8 Rear diff into the 6 speed (EDU)
> tansmissions, says it provides a much  better result.
> 
> Anybody know anything about  this?
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
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