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Originally Posted by ZDan
I think that changing diff gearing is a hugely overrated mod. It's not like its going to magic you any more power/weight. Overall acceleration performance is going to be close to the same. There is more pull in each gear, but you have to upshift sooner. So there are some speeds where "gears" will give you greater acceleration, but at some speeds acceleration will be far worse due to having to be in the next taller transmission gear.
If it's not specifically 0-50mph you are interested in, I wouldn't bother. If you want to be speedier, just keep the revs up and shift later with the gears you have.
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Well, I'm not really looking to increase power, per se. Like I said before, I want to make it
feel like it's faster without actually making it faster. I have absolutely no interest in moving faster. I like having to row through gears. I know. I'm weird. To each his own, I suppose, haha. Or her. 0_0
And yeah, shorter final drives concentrate torque to the first portion (the first half, if my maths are right) of a gear's travel through the RPM band. After that portion is run, it'll slouch off speed-wise, in comparison to longer final drives. It sounds like a decent compromise, for what I'm trying to achieve.
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Originally Posted by kingpenny
I have a 5.1 pair with cusco lsd type rs spec F , acceleration between 0-100 almost no different , the gain time don/t out run shifting time .
I think the advantage on track condition , is 100-180km acceleration, other benefit is more option to choose gear in corner cause even +1 higher gear have power .
When I run the 5.1 FD with stock diff. , it was having difficulty get back on throttle on corner exit and bump , it feel the lsd was too active cause lost of grip and control , it may be also cause by the Tein SRC being too stiff .But these are fix , once I got my cusco lsd type rs spec F install .
If you go 4.88 or higher , please consider the clutch type lsd .
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Holy guacamole, batman! 5.1?! I'm guessing you're running an AT, haha. I think I'm steering away from a 4.88, from what I've read here. 4.67 is increasingly sounding like the sweet-spot. With that said, you brought up something I hadn't thought of before--rearward capabilities. The stock axles/lsd would handle the increased mechanical torque, so long as I cap out at 4.67, right? :o