C7 Wavetrack
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Burning Brakes
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C7 Wavetrack
Need help deciding if I should upgrade to the Wavetrack Diff, or keep the stock Diff. I have a set of 3.90 gears ready to install. I'm keeping the stock cam, and no forced induction plans.
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Current Mods
Ported Intake Manifold
Ported Throttle Body
Mid length Headers 2 Hi-flow Cats
Akrapovic x-pipe No Cats
Cartek Tune
Future Mods
E85
possibly ported heads
Racer
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Need help deciding if I should upgrade to the Wavetrack Diff, or keep the stock Diff. I have a set of 3.90 gears ready to install. I'm keeping the stock cam, and no forced induction plans.
Current Mods
Ported Intake Manifold
Ported Throttle Body
Mid length Headers 2 Hi-flow Cats
Akrapovic x-pipe No Cats
Cartek Tune
Future Mods
E85
possibly ported heads
Current Mods
Ported Intake Manifold
Ported Throttle Body
Mid length Headers 2 Hi-flow Cats
Akrapovic x-pipe No Cats
Cartek Tune
Future Mods
E85
possibly ported heads
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
That's what I'm concerned about. I do have MT 18" Drag radials, the softer sidewall should help. I hope there's no wheel hop, that's the main culprit.
Last edited by phantom1; Feb 27, 2019 at 10:11 PM.
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ttt
I agree with the above guy to a point but if you dump the left foot at to much of a high RPM I still think sooner are later you will toast those two small gears. I did the wavetrac but you could do the 4 gear set up and will be safe. Robert
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Burning Brakes
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There's probably quite of few guy's with over 500 rwhp using the stock rear. I'm only at 426 rwhp 436 rwtq.
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Last edited by phantom1; Feb 28, 2019 at 12:57 AM.
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Yes that is what I am saying here pull the 2 spider gears out and put in the 4 set up. ANT is doing his now in his c7. I cant tell any diff's in my car now with the wavetrac in it.. So I am happy with it in my car was just telling you due to some what a diff's in cost on doing the 4 spider gear set up.. Robert
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
Yes that is what I am saying here pull the 2 spider gears out and put in the 4 set up. ANT is doing his now in his c7. I cant tell any diff's in my car now with the wavetrac in it.. So I am happy with it in my car was just telling you due to some what a diff's in cost on doing the 4 spider gear set up.. RobertThanks Robert
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I wonder how that screws up PTM if your car has the eDiff. On a strip probably not an issue but on the street or a road course might make a difference.
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Just out of curiosity, is it fine to wait for your spider gears to bust then replace them with the 4 gear set up? Or will that likely cause other significant damage and should be replaced pre-emptively? I think mine are near the end of their life and was kind of hoping just to run till fail then upgrade.
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Just out of curiosity, is it fine to wait for your spider gears to bust then replace them with the 4 gear set up? Or will that likely cause other significant damage and should be replaced pre-emptively? I think mine are near the end of their life and was kind of hoping just to run till fail then upgrade.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Just out of curiosity, is it fine to wait for your spider gears to bust then replace them with the 4 gear set up? Or will that likely cause other significant damage and should be replaced pre-emptively? I think mine are near the end of their life and was kind of hoping just to run till fail then upgrade.
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That was a very good question that you asked.
When they fail it will look like a grenade exploded inside your diff. All the pieces of the spider gears will cause catastrophic damage to everything else, resulting in a very expensive total rebuild, versus just replacing the original spider gears now with the better ones.
So, yes, as you were thinking, you would want to preemptively replace them now.
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Nobody sells the 4-spider setup, the folks that have done this have done it themselves by helping each other and researching options.
I want to perform this 4-spider setup as well, before my diff breaks from repeated drag launches at 700+RWHP.
Can anyone tell me if the spider gears & crosspin from a 2015 corvette (NOT equipped with G96 eLSD) are the same as the spiders/pins for the cars that ARE equipped with the eLSD, like my 2016 z06/a8?
I have a differential located that I can buy cheap but i want to make sure the spiders and pin are the same.
PLEASE HELP! :-)
Thanks!
I want to perform this 4-spider setup as well, before my diff breaks from repeated drag launches at 700+RWHP.
Can anyone tell me if the spider gears & crosspin from a 2015 corvette (NOT equipped with G96 eLSD) are the same as the spiders/pins for the cars that ARE equipped with the eLSD, like my 2016 z06/a8?
I have a differential located that I can buy cheap but i want to make sure the spiders and pin are the same.
PLEASE HELP! :-)
Thanks!
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Nobody sells the 4-spider setup, the folks that have done this have done it themselves by helping each other and researching options.
I want to perform this 4-spider setup as well, before my diff breaks from repeated drag launches at 700+RWHP.
Can anyone tell me if the spider gears & crosspin from a 2015 corvette (NOT equipped with G96 eLSD) are the same as the spiders/pins for the cars that ARE equipped with the eLSD, like my 2016 z06/a8?
I have a differential located that I can buy cheap but i want to make sure the spiders and pin are the same.
PLEASE HELP! :-)
Thanks!
I want to perform this 4-spider setup as well, before my diff breaks from repeated drag launches at 700+RWHP.
Can anyone tell me if the spider gears & crosspin from a 2015 corvette (NOT equipped with G96 eLSD) are the same as the spiders/pins for the cars that ARE equipped with the eLSD, like my 2016 z06/a8?
I have a differential located that I can buy cheap but i want to make sure the spiders and pin are the same.
PLEASE HELP! :-)
Thanks!
Ant