Differential ratio
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 1999
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From: Texas
One more day or so and I should have it. They had the differential back in the car this afternoon and were re-assembling everything. Then the road test, etc. Can't get there Friday in time so it will be Saturday morning.
BTW, they ran the carrier and cross member, etc. through parts cleaner. You can't imagine how dirty a leaking (through pinion seal) differential can get in 150K miles (I just kept filling it up about every 3 months). Did not know parts looked silver!
Wonder what the change in performance will be. Using a Gtech, my 82 was at 7.1 0-60 (some mods, an LM1 crate). Maybe mid 6's?
Any break-in I should follow?
BTW, they ran the carrier and cross member, etc. through parts cleaner. You can't imagine how dirty a leaking (through pinion seal) differential can get in 150K miles (I just kept filling it up about every 3 months). Did not know parts looked silver!
Wonder what the change in performance will be. Using a Gtech, my 82 was at 7.1 0-60 (some mods, an LM1 crate). Maybe mid 6's?
Any break-in I should follow?
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,259
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From: MS
I'd just run it normally in the city giving it plenty of cool down time for the first 500 miles and then refill with new gear oil. If the posi was also changed or rebuilt, they recommend doing some figure 8s in the parking lot to seat the clutches.
The 3.55s should rock with the 700R4.
The 3.55s should rock with the 700R4.
