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

[Frank Costa]

1 Out of 3 Trannies i had Spontaneoulsy grenaded itself.

Excuse the spelling, a little tipsy right now..........


Frank Costa and the "Silver Bullet"
89 Titanium Grey

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Kopstain" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>
To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] LSD Conversion KIT for the SHO? Any comments?


> 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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