LS6 5spd, LSD convertion. Need help, plz !!

JfEdS3UsS said:
Does Torsen actually makes it for LS? I went to their website's application chart and there is nothing for the LS. Which one would fit my Gen 1 ?
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I don't think specifically as in part # for the LS, but if it fits a 28 spline 8.8 diff it will fit the LS 8.0.

So, Torsen or Auburn etc. should work.
 
De-marko said:
I don't think specifically as in part # for the LS, but if it fits a 28 spline 8.8 diff it will fit the LS 8.0.

So, Torsen or Auburn etc. should work.
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+1 I know of one guy with an Auburn LSD installed.
 
I still cant find what diff. my car has, I need to know whether all Gen 1 came with the same diff or not.
I need to find out asap, does anyone knows? Im going to meet up with my powder coating buddy today.
I wanna swap in a Torsen but dont know whether it'll fit my diff, or not, plus I wanna end up with a little longer ratio.

About drifting.. I learned to drift in a stock 84 AE86 hatchi roku with less than 100 horses, 1.5 or 1.6 4 banger 8v with a carburetor. And a pro drifter I meet a HIN told me -u can drift anything with an LSD and rwd set up.

Once I get my LSD swapped in, I'll be up to race any LS8 at the 1/8 of mile track. Not to proove anything but I wanna know how it goes with LSD and manual transmission againts auto V8 :shifty:
 
Black87LSC said:
Aluminum doesn't rust ;)
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You could always get under there and look to see what diff you have.
 
pektel said:
You could always get under there and look to see what diff you have.
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Yeah I could just do that on the weekend cause its raining down in Miami so, I'll check this weekend and see whether auto LSs came with the same diff or not.
 
I checked in my shop manual and didn't see it. I did just a quick check though.
 
pektel said:
I checked in my shop manual and didn't see it. I did just a quick check though.
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Thank for the support :Beer

Ima check mine tomorrow n see what I can find. I just got my K&N replacement :wrench I hope to notice a difference, along with new fuel pump and filter it should feel a bit better, the filter was messed up !

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Back to subject, Im more into cornering that straight line acceleration, and going sideways :steering so far my best option I think is Torsen. But Im having a race car developer (Rolex mechanic) taking a look at it to help me out, he may also built my carbon shaft as well :D :cool:


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Shouldn't be. I believe it's on the side opposite the fill spout. But don't quote me on that.
 
JfEdS3UsS said:
Once I get my LSD swapped in, I'll be up to race any LS8 at the 1/8 of mile track. Not to proove anything but I wanna know how it goes with LSD and manual transmission againts auto V8 :shifty:
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I call dibs on this race, soon as I get my a$$ in gear and make some money so I can actually move to my house in FL
 
I'd be up for a run too. I've never raced at a track before though.
 
Missing Linc' said:
I call dibs on this race, soon as I get my a$$ in gear and make some money so I can actually move to my house in FL
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Come on man ! Ive never seen any LS lover down here in Miami. Ive only seen once a pearl white Gen 1 sport DROPPED, stock body, stock rims, clean as heck and dropped, the rear wheels should rub BIIIG time, the front was a lil higher though. It looked sick !
And of curse Ive seen ugly modded LSs with "22s, truck looking etc etc.

About racing, let us do it !! :burnout: I wanna race a caddy thought, I raced a cts v6 and smoked him soooo bad !! when I hit 2nd gear I had 2 cars ahead, then I shift to 3rd and let go as it was way too much for the caddy :D :N
 
just get the trac loc from a mustang and buy lowering springs and cut them. thats what i did and my car rides perfectly. unless youve done this to a set of springs dont badmouth it. car rides great and very sporty. my 19s have 245 in the front and 275s out back no rubbing at all. but.........if you drift your v6 you WILL spin bearings. when taking turns hard in the 6 the oil will slosh away from the pickup and you WILL starve it for oil and spin a bearing or shoot a rod through the side. trust me I KNOW and this bends the crank everytime so its hard to rebuild the motor, better off getting a used one, ive gone through 4 of them. and the nobles do the same thing even with their better internals. they have to baffle the oil pans after it happens to try to correct the problem. i spoke with a company in california that modifies nobles, i was buying the internals but the guy told me not to waste my money as those parts dont solve the issues with these motors they just lower the compression slightly. i say dont do it unless the oil pan is baffled first, and then keep the rev limit slightly lower than stock.
 
XxbmxlsxX said:
just get the trac loc from a mustang and buy lowering springs and cut them. thats what i did and my car rides perfectly. unless youve done this to a set of springs dont badmouth it. car rides great and very sporty. my 19s have 245 in the front and 275s out back no rubbing at all. but.........if you drift your v6 you WILL spin bearings. when taking turns hard in the 6 the oil will slosh away from the pickup and you WILL starve it for oil and spin a bearing or shoot a rod through the side. trust me I KNOW and this bends the crank everytime so its hard to rebuild the motor, better off getting a used one, ive gone through 4 of them. and the nobles do the same thing even with their better internals. they have to baffle the oil pans after it happens to try to correct the problem. i spoke with a company in california that modifies nobles, i was buying the internals but the guy told me not to waste my money as those parts dont solve the issues with these motors they just lower the compression slightly. i say dont do it unless the oil pan is baffled first, and then keep the rev limit slightly lower than stock.
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This is the kind of info I was seeking for !! Thank u man ! Now I need a solution for that too.
 
get an xcal3 set the rev limit lower, there is no prefab tunes for our manual cars so it would need a custom tune, which really only gives around 15-20 or so wheel horsepower depending on mods. pull the motor and baffle the oil pan, i can sell you one of my extra oil pans. have someone weld in some sheet metal. use water and cardboard and slosh it around , put the cardboard in areas that will cause the oil to run towards the oil pickup no matter what . maybe get a spacer for the pickup to move it farther down in the oil aswell. but not too far so that it has enough gap to suck it up. trust me ive wanted to drift mine for awhile but straight line racing seems safer for the motor. you would also want to remove as much weight as you can from the car.
 
mine are 8inch but i was going to switch to 19x8.5 up front and 19x9.5 in the back. theyll fit just fine. i stretched the fender a little.


yes he is on here. i hear his car is always down though :shifty:
 
XxbmxlsxX said:
mine are 8inch but i was going to switch to 19x8.5 up front and 19x9.5 in the back. theyll fit just fine. i stretched the fender a little.


yes he is on here. i hear his car is always down though :shifty:
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When r u planning to switch the rims ? How did u stretched the fenders? So u have pics ? I'm def. Doing
it once my chassis is ready. I wanna do a couple of things prior to fixing the body which I'd messed up.
 
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