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

[Mike Kopstain]

Don,

Certainly over the life of the cars, the differential has been a pressing
issue.  It is only within the recent 2 years that we've started noticing the
"epidemic".  I'd love to see a poll.  It would be quite interesting.

Obviously, your having been in the community so long bodes well for your
opinion.  Addmitedly, I am only looking at a 2 year window.

~ Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] LSD Conversion KIT for the SHO? Any comments?


> 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.
> >
> > One case I can think of was a customer with a 91' Mocha plus (that has
to
> > hit home!) that called me in the morning to tell me that his motor was
> > clacking on startup.  By the time he got it to my house, it was knocking
> > quite loudly, could barely move under it's own power, and the motor had
to
> > be replaced.  We ended up sticking a 3.2 in it.  I have several similar
> > stories, but not one of a failed diff.
> >
> > Even now, I can't remember the last time I heard of a stock differential
> > failing, save for a car I was going to buy in Michigan.
> >
> > ~ Mike
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