lsd or not lsd

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dannydrifter
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:03 pm

hello everyone 8) can anybody help me with this? looked at my plate on my diff and managed to get these digits. s-3.64 0471. is it lsd or not?
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:04 pm

lsd,
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:04 pm

S at the start indicates it as an LSD so looks like you have one :D
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:18 pm

nice 1 guys is the 3.64 of the sport? whats the best ratio to have? im still tryin to suss diffs out. well chuffed theres 1 on it tho.
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:40 pm

As far as I'm concerned, a 3.64 is the ideal diff. for a 325, but I wouldn't want one on a 316.
The actual 'working' life of a clutch type LSD is just a few hours, so the chances are yours could do with a rebuild, if it hasn't already had a relatively recent one.
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:55 pm

oh i didnt know that. is it a easy job to rebuild ?
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:20 pm

Needs specialist knowledge and equipment.
Contact 'Gareth', one of my fellow team members on here. He rebuilds them at a good price, and can uprate them from 25% to 40% (IIRC), if required.
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:41 pm

he can also uprate to 70% and his prices are better than fair!
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