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

[Donald Mallinson]

Good idea, I will put one in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

Don Mallinson

John J. Weidenbenner wrote:

> Don it sounds like a survey would settle this debate and would make a good
> atricle in the magazine - like The Clutch Chronicles.
> 
> John W.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> 
>>Mike,
>>
>>I have no doubt that your experience is as you describe, but
>>I get reports from the entire club base and have been
>>closely involved since 1991 and that differential failures
>>outnumber rod bearing failures in my book.  This is from a
>>nationwide perspective.
>>
>>I have also talked with the companies that make the
>>differentials and they know of the problem and unfortunately
>>have no solution.
>>
>>neither one should be considered an epidemic, but either one
>>can disable and total a car due to the cost of the repair.
>>
>>Don Mallinson
> 
> 
>>Mike Kopstain wrote:
>>
>>>I think we're going to have to agree to disagree then Don.  I'm just
>>>speaking based on my experience.
>>>
>>>In all of the 6 months we had a shop, I never once replaced a
> 
> differential
> 
>>>or came across a customer with that problem.  I did, however, come by
> 
> plenty
> 
>>>of rod bearing failures, 8 lethal, that I can think of off hand.  Some
> 
> cars
> 
>>>will knock for a month with no degradation in performance, while some
> 
> cars
> 
>>>will knock in the morning and be toast in the afternoon.
> 
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