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In love..<3 Gaurd Transmission LSD

Cant' wait to get one of these for my Autocross build.. :)
Guard Transmission pretty much owns Gran-Am and Rolex Racing... Lots of Prestigious history there..

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Yum. Got any details?

- drew

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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering (Post 659425)

Yum. Got any details?

- drew

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Guard Transmission LSDs are the industry standard in high performance Porsche differentials. Our CNC billet 4340 chromoly bodies are unrivaled for strength and durability. Our assymetrical ramps and proprietary clutches allow for the adjustability and tunability to suit the needs of the weekend track day junkie or pro-race team alike. We’ve spent the last two seasons working closely with BGB Motorsports learning the Caymans inside and out. That sort of pro level racing experience benefits you, the PCA Club Racers and DE drivers. We don’t just ship you a “one size fits all” specification or make LSDs for 2 dozen different marques. Each LSD sold is stacked and configured for a single specific customer taking into account your exact chassis, as well as skill and power levels and is backed by 2 decades of transmission experience focused on Porsches and their specific needs.

Pro – High Strength, hardened 4340 Chromoly billet, 8620 cover, multi disc, Pro+ is 100% 8620 billet ..:SUGGESTED RETAIL $2595

Is that what your looking for..;) and yes thats the real Price.. PAY TO PLAY..;)

Bill

I'm not familiar with 8620, but I do work with 4340 now and then. Nice stuff, hard on tooling. If they really are making each unit as a one off per customer, the price is justified.

Matt Monson pops in on NASIOC from time to time. I recall Matt saying he was experimenting with ramping rates etc., but wasn't sure if he was going to offer a BRZ differential. Pretty sure I can't afford anything Guard sells anyway.

Yeah..its A nice piece for sure.. :) looking forward to getting it installed and Testing it out..:)

Bill

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IIRC Porsche has used Subaru supplied differential's in the past, I wonder if this was something they "had on the shelf" not literally but from a manufacturing standpoint they may have found they were already tooled up for the job so to speak.

It's not like the R180 R200 and R230 aren't FHI differentials found under every RWD nissan dating to the 240Z....

Subaru make a very good differential (read in horrible Japanese accent)

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Originally Posted by SkullWorks (Post 659779)

Prototype..:).. been waiting about 7 months for it..:) .. it IS assembled pretty much the same way the Porsche Diff is tho..

Bill

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Originally Posted by SkullWorks (Post 659779)

Subaru has mimicked Porsche in many ways in the past, even beyond the boxer motor, so that wouldn't surprise me. If my understanding is correct the Subaru tranny is laid out almost identially to a Porsche AWD system, just backwards. It's also very similar to the original Audi Quattro setup.

Porsche also helped develop the EG33 in the SVX. 3.3 liters and 240 hp NA was a heck of a powerplant back in the early 90's. For reference, my parents had a 96 Dodge Caravan that had a 3.x liter engine that made 160 hp. Yuck.

Nathan

I am sure Matt wouldn't go into this, willy nilly without some similarities..:)

Bill