2ltr diff on 2.5 engine

Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:48 pm

am i safe in running a 2.0ltr diff on my 2.5? took it up the road the other day and it seemed fine?
or will it just affect it in the long run?

Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:51 pm

No probs to report!

Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:58 pm

seemed to pull quite well!

Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:19 pm

what about going sideways?

Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:37 pm

Argos wrote:It'll just be very revvy at speed - and don't do any donuts/burnouts or you WILL f*ck it.

StevusTiggus; how on earth are you running a 4.1 318i diff with an M50 manual box with it's 1:1 top gear? 70 mph would be about 4000 rpm.

For one, My car came with a 4.27 diff which I sold! Look at my feedback!

Two, When did I say I was running a 4.1 diff?

Idiot!

Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:31 am

im running a 2.0 auto diff all seems fine and it will go sideways easy but not like a lsd would i geuss

Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:26 am

I'm running a 1.6 diff!!

It's really low geared so acceleration is awesome! Just a shame about the 125mph top speed!

I think I'll be looking for a new diff soon though... LSD? Yes please!

Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:17 pm

small case diff wont last all that long if you start giving it some abuse as Argos says..

Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:39 pm

Aaah this is more like it!

Lots of swearing and abuse.

Sal

Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:04 pm

end of the day if it goes it goes?
still not guna drive like a girl because of it? lol

Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:21 pm

Then you might just be stuck somewhere.

Make sure you have some sort of recovery service.

Get a 3.91 LSD and have some real fun!

Sal

Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:29 pm

I had a 318ti small case on my 320i touring for a while, it then went on Andy (demlots) car with a fair bit of HP and lasted a fair few miles, before it was changed for an LSD. Still no whines!

Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:00 pm

so is it all good then?

Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:02 pm

it'll be ok for a bit, but will not stand much abuse

Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:06 pm

will i be able to go through gears quickly?

Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:33 pm

Depends how good you are with your left hand.

It won't make a massive difference unless the ratio is changed significantly.

Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:52 pm

mark320i wrote:am i safe in running a 2.0ltr diff on my 2.5? took it up the road the other day and it seemed fine?
or will it just affect it in the long run?

stevetigger wrote:No probs to report!

Argos wrote:It'll just be very revvy at speed - and don't do any donuts/burnouts or you WILL f*ck it.

StevusTiggus; how on earth are you running a 4.1 318i diff with an M50 manual box with it's 1:1 top gear? 70 mph would be about 4000 rpm.

stevetigger wrote:For one, My car came with a 4.27 diff which I sold! Look at my feedback!

Two, When did I say I was running a 4.1 diff?

Idiot!

The 2.0L diff is 4:10 ratio, same as the 1.8 diff. That's why he said!!

Get your fact's straight before you open your gob!