LSD,,

[sportiv]

:) Quaife Helical Limited Slip Differential - Toyota 1.8L VVTi, VVTLi, Lotus Elise

$1199.00

* Monkeywrench Racing has become the exclusive dealer for this particular Quaife's differential. This unit fits all 2000- MT Celicas and MR2 Spyders and 2003- MT Matrixes and Corollas, as well as the new Lotus Elise (US spec). Available Immediately!*

The Quaife torque biasing differential enables your car to accelerate quicker and corner faster. How?

By getting the power to the ground!

The Quaife Differential powers both drive wheels under nearly all conditions, instead of just one. With an ordinary open differential, standard on most cars, a lot of precious power is wasted during wheelspin under acceleration. This happens because the open differential shifts power to the wheel with less grip (along the path of least resistance). The Quaife, however, does just the opposite. It senses which wheel has the better grip, and biases the power to that wheel. It does this smoothly and constantly, and without ever completely removing power from the other wheel.

In drag-race style, straight-line acceleration runs, this results in a close to ideal 50/50 power split to both drive wheels, resulting in essentially twice the grip of an ordinary differential (they don't call open diffs "peglegs" for nothing).

In cornering, while accelerating out of a turn, the Quaife biases power to the outside wheel, reducing inside-wheel spin. This allows the driver to begin accelerating earlier, exiting the corner at a higher speed.

The Quaife also controls loss of traction when the front wheels are on slippery surfaces such as ice and snow or mud, providing the appropriate biased traction needed to overcome these adverse conditions. The Quaife Differential provides constant and infinitely variable drive. Power is transferred automatically without the use of normal friction pads or plates seen in other limited-slip designs.

The Quaife's unique design offers maximum traction, improves handling and steering, and puts the power where it is needed most. A definite advantage whether on the track or on the street.

The Quaife is extremely strong and durable and since the Quaife is gear operated, it has no plates or clutches that can wear out and need costly replacement.

The Quaife is great for street driving or racing. Racers don't have to put up with locking mechanisms or spools that tear the steering wheel out of their hands when cornering. Because it behaves like an open differential during ordinary driving, street drivers will have trouble telling it's there until pushing the car's limits.

The Quaife has been proven in everything from SCCA Rally to Formula 1. It provides autocrossers with such an advantage, it has become "required" equipment for a winning effort.

Every Quaife ATB Differential comes with something else other's don't have:

a Limited Lifetime Warranty. This warranty applies even when raced !

[rollagrl]

is that a 1.5 way or 2.0 way or vicious cos from wat i no vicious lsds are really no better than an open diff. please correct me if im wrong :D

[peekay]

Thats in US dollars not AUD by the way. Yes they are suposed to be the best. Stuart and I were considering it but at $2000 AUD (LANDED +DUTY (not taken into account)) plus approx $700 to fit (toyota quoted price) it is not cheap.

[SILVABULLIT]

I can vouch for the quality of a Quaife lsd. I know a few off road racers who run them and as peekay said they do "lock up" very smoothly without the severity of other types of lsd's on the market. Haven't heard of any being broken either and if they were then usually because of a major accident or impact on wheel which does substantial damage not only to car but to the hip pocket as well. Again a quality product has a quality price attached to it.

[sportiv]

woops,, my bad,, $US

thanks for pointing that out i was just looking around for a cheaper alternative, but looks like TRD is still the way to go,,

cheers

greg

[rollagrl]

and still no 1 has answered my question!

[peekay]

Sportiv the Quaife is the best. The Quaife is free from any maintainence. TRD units have clutch plates in the LSD so require maintainence every 10000km or so. Also do a search on www.newcelica.org and see what they have to say about them.

[Danthuyer]

No offence to TRD on this but there are alot better LSD's on the market at the moment. Remember there are a few diferent types of LSD to think of when you purchase one.

1, 1.5 etc. etc.

pulley and gear etc etc.

So do alot of research before you go to buy one (as also with anymod research, research, research)