e30 lsd

Sat Jun 25, 2005 4:41 pm

hi, just lookin for a lsd for my car and wanted to know what different ones there are out there and which one is better, which ratio etc. Will this make any difference in performance to the car. And how much do they go for? cheers

Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:22 am

There are a few different ratios to be had, ranging from 3.64, 3.91 (as fitted to Sports) and 4.10 - there may be others, but those are the ones i know. Basically, the higher the figure, the faster your car will accelerate, but then the higher the revs will need to be to cruise at motorway speeds and also your mpg will be lower. So it depends what you want really - better acceleration or more relaxed cruising speeds and mpg.

They usually go for around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£250 second-hand.

Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:15 am

do you know the full engine spec of a 3 series E30 318i 1989??

Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:26 am

my 318is had a 4.10 open diff which broke so i replaced it with a 3.64 my car does more mph per gear and seems to do more miles to a tank but im not sure if the different diff is making speedo inaccurate. i used the speed pulse sensor from my old diff thinking it would retain the accuracy, dunno if it does but the speedo works so what the hell!
should i change it when finances improve or should i leave this one in the car?

Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:27 am

ur speedo will b fine mate

Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:31 am

robbo18 forthis enquirey ur best bet is to post a topic in the tec sec you'll get better responce

where in pompy r u as im in paulsgrove shame u only posted up today as there was a lill meet last night up mics (the hill)
we'll ave to meet up and ave a chat some time