FS: Guard GT LSD for 944/951
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So feed back on guy who ran a Guard and now has factory would be interesting.
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I've gone the opposite way and it's chalk and cheese on the track. Also factory one doesn't offer anything on decel from memory.
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That was my thought pattern Joe. Why buy a used factory LSD for close to a grand, then pay to rebuild it, and then install it. The pain of installation means I certainly only want to do this once. And the quality of the Guard unit made it a no brainer to spend the extra cash. If I remember my rebuild bill right (trying to forget!), Geo is offering 15-20% off the current cost of a new unit.
Now I just need to tweak my setup and driving for the handling. Even with my ridiculous ride height the car is much more stable under braking than previously, and I don't lose power coming out of tight corners.
Now I just need to tweak my setup and driving for the handling. Even with my ridiculous ride height the car is much more stable under braking than previously, and I don't lose power coming out of tight corners.
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I think you need to bite the bullet Joe.
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I believe the factory unit has a 40% lockup on acceleration...only
I have a 50/80 Gaurds Unit; 50% lockup on acceleration and 80% lock up on deceleration.
It has allowed me to threshold break later comming off a long straight for instance and has allowed me to get on the gas sooner comming out of a corner...
As an example I had a PCA 944 racer as my instructor at my first time at Road Atlanta (he had placed 5th in the Daytona race a few months before).
He could not believe how stable the car was breaking at the end of the long back straight and comming onto the front straight. It was probably worth 2 to 4 seconds per lap.
It's well worth the $$ IMHO
Hope that helps.
I have a 50/80 Gaurds Unit; 50% lockup on acceleration and 80% lock up on deceleration.
It has allowed me to threshold break later comming off a long straight for instance and has allowed me to get on the gas sooner comming out of a corner...
As an example I had a PCA 944 racer as my instructor at my first time at Road Atlanta (he had placed 5th in the Daytona race a few months before).
He could not believe how stable the car was breaking at the end of the long back straight and comming onto the front straight. It was probably worth 2 to 4 seconds per lap.
It's well worth the $$ IMHO
Hope that helps.
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$2k is really cheap for this unit. They're actually made in Australia and they cost us $3500 here!!! Go figure????
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George, it's so tempting but I just don't have it right now. ![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
I know that it would make an amazing transformation to the handling of our 951, similar to what the PMNA cup car diff did for my old RSA.
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I know that it would make an amazing transformation to the handling of our 951, similar to what the PMNA cup car diff did for my old RSA.
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2018 Tesla Model 3 - Electricity can be fun!
Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
CLICK HERE to see some of my ancient racing videos.
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