MA Motorsports Diff Cooler Install
 

At ZDayZ. I won a MA Motorsports diff cooler. :happydance: When I get all my parts together. I will finish this install/thread. For now, a short write-up.

The diff cooler is quite the set-up. All brand name stuff. Tilton pump, Spal fan, Susa cooler. Never seen a diff cooler for a Z with a fan. The mounting bracket is top notch! Can't wait to install it.

The diff cooler hoses is set-up for the stock diff cover. After talks with Daelen from MAM and Spencer from Z1. MAM are going to make hoses to fit the Z1 diff cover also. So I have the stock hose set-up for now. Dealen is going to send me the Z1 cover hoses soon as he gets them made. :excited:

What I'm planning is. Only pulling the diff once. And doing the Z1 cover, tap the cover for temp sensor, the diff cooler, SPL diff bushings, a new LSD. I'm going to wire the pump, and fan separately. I'm doing away with my cubby hole. Making it into a gauge cluster. Planning on diff temp, water temp, oil pressure gauges, with switches for the diff fan, diff pump, and yaw sensor.

Hmm, I might have to get one of these..... LOL

Rusty, you must not like me....all you do is make me spend money! Wait we aren't married are we????:stirthepot:

subscribed! :)

Yummy!

Real pumped this went to you Rusty!

Once the "Post ZdayZ" craziness dies down, I will get all this line stuff situated and get this bad boy up on the site for new orders!


Was great to meet you.

-Daelen

It was great meeting you and putting a face to a name. :tup: i sent you an e-mail last night. :D

I want you to be a poor man like me. :icon17:

Wow, that is a real nice setup. I was planning on building something similar. Not sure if it is too much of an overkill. I just started this year going to HPDE's... not really competitive yet.

Lol, our habits are why we have work after retirement! :p

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I should have stayed working and started to collect my retirement to fund my hobbies. :icon14:

Picked up some of the electrical parts. 3 switches with lights. 2 red for the pump and fan. 1 blue for the yaw sensor. When the pump and fan are on. The red lights will be on. With the yaw sensor. When it is active, the blue light will be on. When I turn the yaw sensor off, so will the light. Also 2 relays with plugs, 2 fuse holders, and some wiring loom.

If I would have known you were around I would have looked you up. I had no idea.

Yup that is pretty much what I'm doing!


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They help! Ive heard others hit 300+ in a lap or two. Ive yet to see mine over 260* which is why i havent replaced my oem VLSD. If the oem silicone stays cool then the oem LSD should still function correcty.

Hey Rusty do you have a picture of this cooler mounted under the car. Curious to see how it is mounted.

No I don't. I seen it mounted on a Z that MA Motorsports had at ZDayZ. The front part mounts to the frame just behind the diff. The piece that sticks down. The rear part of the bracket, which has the fan mounts to the frame, just behind the bumper. The pump is on top of the assembly. When installed. You can't see it unless you crawl under the bumper to look. What I'm planning is to cut the lower part of the bumper. Made an aluminum shroud from the fan to the rear so that it has straight air flow. And I think it will look neat. :D

What? No Wavetrac yet? I thought you would have one installed by now.

Nope, not yet. Idk what to install next. Nothings really needed.

Man, I am so jealous right now ............

:D
You planning on running a diff cooler in your car?

Yes, plus gearbox cooler, all controlled by M150.

M150 and dash turned up last week and ECU to be fitted mid-June and will drive twin Jenvey stepper motors to control the ITB kit.

Should be on track by end of July ...........

Limiting factor is a 3 days/week job running oversight on a mega-buck project based 2000kms from home base has morphed into a fustercluck demanding full-time attention so my weekly commute is now 4000kms and 3-4 mights away from home.

Biggest danger is now finding out exactly how much my half of the new house is worth when she-who-must-be-obeyed cracks the sh1ts and tells me my residence is now in the shed .......... or even further away.

I should be retired and enjoying the toys ............

Im sure ill be at some more events to say hi to more people haha.


Here are some photos of the "prototype" installed. The retail unit has an industrial black powdercoat to help keep up appearances.

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con...70ZDCKIT-7.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con...70ZDCKIT-8.jpg

Damn! That looks great Daelen :drool:

Thanks!


Finalizing a few things on the website side of stuff, so I do not have it posted yet.

If anyone is interested in one of these, shoot me a PM and I will get you pricing info and can handle the orders if need be.


-Daelen

Here's pictures of the gauges I'm going to install when I do the diff cooler install. Custom ordered from Speedhut. :D

gauges look good! I need to either finish mine or move my evap canister somewhere else so I can fit one of these in the car. Looking forward to seeing how it performs for you.

SPL solid diff bushings. :D

Winning a prize is all the nudge Rusty needs to go balls out again haha. Might as well get your coilovers while your wallet is opened ;)

Nah......I'm deciding what LSD to go with. I'm spending money enough now. :eek:

PM sent

To who. :confused: Because I never got it.

Sorry. To MAMotorsports for pricing. My bad. I'll be watching your implementation of this and follow suit.
Please update with how you like the feel of the solid bushings. I just ordered the Z1 urethane ones and rethinking it. Not installed yet. I just blew the rear diff bushing 2 weeks ago.

Hmm, it would be nice if MA had a complete kit to install with all wiring, Thermostatic switchs, relays, temp gauge, etc.

I have the Z1 urethane bushing. They are nice and quite for the most part.

Daelen said that they are working on something like that. A plug and play kit if there is enough demand.


Right now, I'm trying the decide on what LSD I should go with. A Wavetrac, A Cusco RS, or a OS Giken. :confused:

Its in the cards, its something I have been pushing real hard for. Once we finish up some other projects in the shop that will be on the docket. Hard parts wise, we can provide anything you may need to wire it yourself.


-Daelen

Well, that depends on you. The Cusco RS will be more clunky, grabby, chattery when turning tight, the OS Giken will have some of that also but very limited for a clutch type diff, and the Wavetrac will be more daily driver friendly. It all depends on what you want to put up with. Only you can answer this.

For me, with the OS Giken when the diff/tires get hot, the diff will bind up because the inside tire won't spin when making a hard turn from a stop.

Daelen gave me a good price on a OS Giken. :tup: