[Shotimes] LSD Conversion KIT for the SHO? Any comments?

[Carl Prochilo]

There is about a 3 year hole in my shotimes knowledge, so I must have missed
the point about the MTX-IV failure mode.  Now I know.

About the rod bearings, I know you haven't had this problem, but I have.  I
know others too, and more competent mechanically than I am, and their cars
had less mileage than mine.  I still say that after 100K-150K miles the
bottom end should be inspected and take action as necessary.  And it is
exactly for the reason you state, TO KEEP SHOs ON THE ROAD.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Donald Mallinson said:
> Carl,
>
> Are you really unaware of the differential problems with the
> SHO?  The problem is well known, and the Quaife totally
> replaces the unit that fails.  There was, I think, one
> exception in an all-out racing situation where a Quaife
> failed, but other than that, the Quaife is proven to be
> about as bulletproof as can be expected of any performance part.
>
> Since the differential problem became well known a few years
>   ago, the Quaife has always been presented as not only a
> performance enhancement, but preventing the failure that can
> take out the tranny.
>
> Also, I am mystified by your comment about V6 rod bearings
> and V8 Cam lobes.  the V6 rod bearings can fail, but usually
> after 200,000 miles, and that is a good long life, and
> better than most motors.  The rod bearings are not an area
> of major concern for SHO V6 owners.
>
> The V8 Cam lobes also are NOT a problem, I suspect you just
> confused them with the V8 cam sprocket problem that IS
> taking out V8's at record rates.  About 15 in the last 45
> days or so, and those are just the ones that manage to find
> the SHOclub or the V8SHO group on the internet.  We can bet
> that more than twice as many fail that we never find out
> about since about half the country still isn't on the
> internet (I researched that, it is pretty close to 50-60% of
> the country has regular internet access, leaving about half
> to 40% without).
>
> Let's keep those SHO's on the road!
>
> Don M.
>
>
>
> Carl Prochilo wrote:
>
>> That's the first time I ever heard anyone say that a Quaife install would
>> prolong (hey, remember that stuff?) the life of MTX-IV.
>>
>> BTW, I would say the rod bearings on the V6 are more comparable to the cam
>> lobes on the V8 as lousy failure mechanisms that fry motors.
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