2005 Diff options
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Instructor
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2005 Diff options
What are my options? Wait till it blows or have my stock diff upgraded or swap to a c6 or c5z? Ill be looking to make 600-700rwhp and possibly in a yr or so build a stroker and shoot for 1k+.
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Forum member http://forums.corvetteforum.com/memb...turytrans.html has a lot of good post on this subject. On my 07 I went with RPM - http://www.rpmtransmission.mobi/differentials.html Good luck with your build! 
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St. Jude Donor '09
I agree for 1000HP I might go c6 z06 diff (call RPM)if you can live with the 3.42 gear... But if you decide to go c5Z let me know. here is a model of my brackets that allow a direct bolt in of the c5z diff
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Last edited by stanger383; Sep 17, 2013 at 07:12 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '09
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I'm at 600 to the tire and went with Stanger383's C5Z swap mount. LOVE the mount. Last week I snapped the driver's side stub axle at the track. 3 hours later RPM had it back on the ground with new 300M shafts and Carbon clutches. Won't have that issue again. I do plan on adding a brace and C5 outer axles/CVs over the winter, and most likely have my trans upgraded to a Stage 5 by RPM as well.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Rodney at RPM is a good friend of mine and I can assure you that nobody makes a gear set for that case. If some one must deviate from the 3.42s they either go with 06+ diff or the C5 diff. they can build a diff for any power level you can dish out
Last edited by stanger383; Sep 17, 2013 at 08:41 PM.
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I'm at 600 to the tire and went with Stanger383's C5Z swap mount. LOVE the mount. Last week I snapped the driver's side stub axle at the track. 3 hours later RPM had it back on the ground with new 300M shafts and Carbon clutches. Won't have that issue again. I do plan on adding a brace and C5 outer axles/CVs over the winter, and most likely have my trans upgraded to a Stage 5 by RPM as well.
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