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I think for this particular thread, with the yard stick being a GT3, diff cooler is warranted. For myself, part of building one’s version of GT3 involves not worrying about

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Old 10-12-2019, 09:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I think for this particular thread, with the yard stick being a GT3, diff cooler is warranted. For myself, part of building one’s version of GT3 involves not worrying about overheating various fluids.
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As far as benchmarking the gt3, imo, the only choice for lsd is the os giken. And all clutch based lsds should run a diff cooler if pushed hard.

As far as helical gear lsds go, I still stand by it not being necessary to run a diff cooler, just change the fluid regularly and you’ll be gtg.

I’m a big believer in keeping stuff as low maintenance and simple as possible wherever possible, less stuff to break and ruin your day.

I will add one caveat to the above however, regarding the wavetrac, since it has carbon fiber plates in it and is a little bit of a hybrid type diff, a cooler might be helpful there, but for a traditional gear lsd like a torsen or quaife, I still say not necessary.
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Old 10-13-2019, 06:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Wavetrac's do wear out. Heard one clunking on a YouTube video, guy said it was done. LOL
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Wavetrac's do wear out. Heard one clunking on a YouTube video, guy said it was done. LOL
Ha, I’ve always suspected the marketing/hype was a bit too good to be true. If wavetracs wear out, then imo, that completely defeats the point of getting one, the big selling point to a gear type diff like a torsen is that it’ll outlast the car and require zero maintenance or rebuilds.

If you have to occasionally rebuild the wavetrac, better off just stepping up to a better performing clutch type diff like the osg from the get go.
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Didn't rusty's setup add something like $1000+ to the cost of the diff?(assuming not everyone can win a diff cooler at Z days)
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Didn't rusty's setup add something like $1000+ to the cost of the diff?(assuming not everyone can win a diff cooler at Z days)
If I had to pay for it. It's grand.
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Are we talking about a GT3 street car as it rolls out of the factory (street tires, etc)? Honestly, I would be surprised if it turned a faster lap time on just about any track than my TT3 car on Hoosiers. A pro driver on some of the highest speed tracks might be able to put up a time I can't match....but I'm not sure (maybe something like Road America). I think I was about 2-3 seconds faster Summit than a 991.2 with Mike Skeen driving a few years ago, but I could be wrong.
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In the Carrera Cup series down under, 991.2 GT3's are running 1m34s at PI GP Circuit. These are slightly de-tuned from Stephane Ratel Series GT3's (which is the GT3 RS).

In a race event at the same circuit a few weeks ago, a road spec GT3, lightened and with a cage and 5 year old Pirelli slicks driven by a 62 year old amateur driver ran a 1m42s lap.

Which are you comparing to ?

At best, even the most highly modified Z34 with a 500+hp engine is not going to compete against a GT3RS (or a proper SRO GT3) without a shed-load of enhancements (1100kg weight, flat floor, splitter, wing etc)
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In the Carrera Cup series down under, 991.2 GT3's are running 1m34s at PI GP Circuit. These are slightly de-tuned from Stephane Ratel Series GT3's (which is the GT3 RS).

In a race event at the same circuit a few weeks ago, a road spec GT3, lightened and with a cage and 5 year old Pirelli slicks driven by a 62 year old amateur driver ran a 1m42s lap.

Which are you comparing to ?

At best, even the most highly modified Z34 with a 500+hp engine is not going to compete against a GT3RS (or a proper SRO GT3) without a shed-load of enhancements (1100kg weight, flat floor, splitter, wing etc)
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BGTV8....I was initially looking to compare to a stock 991.2 (2015) GT3. I will be content to compete with the 996 or 997 to be honest. Again, I just want to be able to run confidently in the Advance Group and not be passed non-stop.

Appears that an a Diff Upgrade is very high on everyone's list to gain lap times. Will definitely begin researching this as my next major mod following my planned Ohlin Coil-overs this winter.

Spec-Jay...A 3 sec gain from Diff sounds like a pretty big move. Is there anything special to your setup that enabled that type of gain...or do you think I could experience similar results on a track that I currently run 2:29.xx?
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Spec-Jay...A 3 sec gain from Diff sounds like a pretty big move. Is there anything special to your setup that enabled that type of gain...or do you think I could experience similar results on a track that I currently run 2:29.xx?
I don't mean to answer for jay but the biggest reason for time to fall off will be that with a true lsd, you can get on the throttle much sooner than with the factory vlsd. The car will also make better use of the power it is already making as it wont be spent spinning the unloaded wheel through the corner and on exit.

The factory vlsd is fine as on the street and I guess it's better than nothing, but as your grip and skill improve, it will let you down.
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I don't mean to answer for jay but the biggest reason for time to fall off will be that with a true lsd, you can get on the throttle much sooner than with the factory vlsd. The car will also make better use of the power it is already making as it wont be spent spinning the unloaded wheel through the corner and on exit.

The factory vlsd is fine as on the street and I guess it's better than nothing, but as your grip and skill improve, it will let you down.
Yeah, you come out of the corner quicker, and get to the next corner quicker.
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I don't mean to answer for jay but the biggest reason for time to fall off will be that with a true lsd, you can get on the throttle much sooner than with the factory vlsd. The car will also make better use of the power it is already making as it wont be spent spinning the unloaded wheel through the corner and on exit.

The factory vlsd is fine as on the street and I guess it's better than nothing, but as your grip and skill improve, it will let you down.
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Yeah, you come out of the corner quicker, and get to the next corner quicker.
Big thing about my setup is having north of 500whp.

The factory VLSD I was getting loads of inside wheel spin and I was never able to utilize the extra power, there's multiple corners on my home track that I used to never be able to stay flat out without getting inside spin that I'm able to now.

Here's a video of the factory VLSD in action
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRJuDWzgwbw/

It's hard to say if you'll get those kind of gains but another guy that runs with me is running a N/A 370 and saw similar results when he went to a Nismo 1.5 though.

The stickier the tire, bigger the power and more aero all exaggerates how poor the factory LSD is.
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I don't mean to answer for jay but the biggest reason for time to fall off will be that with a true lsd, you can get on the throttle much sooner than with the factory vlsd. The car will also make better use of the power it is already making as it wont be spent spinning the unloaded wheel through the corner and on exit.

The factory vlsd is fine as on the street and I guess it's better than nothing, but as your grip and skill improve, it will let you down.
Even on the street the stock VLSD was horrible. On the Tail of the Dragon, forget it. When I put my OSG 1.5 way in I was very happy. I am now looking at having it tightened up for the HP level I am at now. The factory setting of the 1.5 way is for a stock HP car.
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