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yes I am looking at you DG) :sad5: :hal:your wrx already has limited slip rear and 5kg center lsd
one upgrade option would be 20kg ctr and a front helical lsd. prepare to apply Cubic Money. :wave:
this would give you true awd on gravel and snow...really wakes up the car grip-wise. youd probly want a dccd setup as well so you wouldn't have to deal with the full lockup at all times. in fact, in low speed hard corners, locked diffes make understeer worse, not betta. OTOH, a bit of rear diff bias puts the car in Mustang Mode so you can steer with teh throttle like ye olde days.
however, the stiffer diffs would suck on the street. lots of clunking/clonking as they do their thing, and a bit of herky jerky action at low speed like around parking lots etc. they'd also cost fuel mileage
probly the simplest/best diff upgrade for a street wrx is a factory sti 6-spd box with dccd. total subaru groovy goodness.
one upgrade option would be 20kg ctr and a front helical lsd. prepare to apply Cubic Money. :wave:
this would give you true awd on gravel and snow...really wakes up the car grip-wise. youd probly want a dccd setup as well so you wouldn't have to deal with the full lockup at all times. in fact, in low speed hard corners, locked diffes make understeer worse, not betta. OTOH, a bit of rear diff bias puts the car in Mustang Mode so you can steer with teh throttle like ye olde days.
however, the stiffer diffs would suck on the street. lots of clunking/clonking as they do their thing, and a bit of herky jerky action at low speed like around parking lots etc. they'd also cost fuel mileage
probly the simplest/best diff upgrade for a street wrx is a factory sti 6-spd box with dccd. total subaru groovy goodness.
well, technically the sti 6MT is shorter top gear than stock 5MT
usdm rex 5mt top gear ratio, 0.730 w/.390 final drive
sti 6MT top gear ratio, 0.756
it's down in 3rd-4th-5th gear that the 6MT really makes a difference...more than the diffs
tho sti diff controler is NOT a bad thing.... :angel12:
usdm rex 5mt top gear ratio, 0.730 w/.390 final drive
sti 6MT top gear ratio, 0.756
it's down in 3rd-4th-5th gear that the 6MT really makes a difference...more than the diffs
tho sti diff controler is NOT a bad thing.... :angel12:
Did anyone mention the cusco front and rear differentials???
They do have to be fitted similar to the OBX diff, but they exist.
http://www.jscspeed.com/wrx/clutch/cuscolsd_02wrx.htm
And to add, for autocross, in the SP and above classes, a front LSD is AMAZING on the pavement. I can only imagine for gravel and snow...
They do have to be fitted similar to the OBX diff, but they exist.
http://www.jscspeed.com/wrx/clutch/cuscolsd_02wrx.htm
And to add, for autocross, in the SP and above classes, a front LSD is AMAZING on the pavement. I can only imagine for gravel and snow...
akinaspeedstar
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id say for ease a 6spd or a JDM 5 speed with DCCD would be a good option.
akinaspeedstar
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someone correct me here but wasn't the ver7 STI non dccd? and LSDs all around?
i could be way off, but i remember hearing that that was like the ultimate tarmac set up. but probaly not what you want if your planing on gravel too.
i could be way off, but i remember hearing that that was like the ultimate tarmac set up. but probaly not what you want if your planing on gravel too.