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Wavetrac vs. Quaife and other LSD questions
I'm looking at buying an LSD for my M240i (6-speed), but I have a few questions on how the process works and I'm curious of people's thoughts.
Firstly, if ordering from diffsonline, do they ship a full differential with a case, or just the "guts" so to speak? My shop was working on the assumption that they'd have to tear apart the diff and install the limited-slip mechanicals, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I've also read that either the ring gear or pinion gear is very difficult to remove, and not really designed to be fooled with. Next, the biggest question I have really, is the $200 jump from Wavetrac to Quaife worth it? It seems to me like Quaife is the "gold standard" most will go for, but it also seems inferior to Wavetrac in design from what I can tell. I know both are helical, but Wavetrac advertises a system to prevent loss of power delivery when one driven wheel is momentarily unloaded, i.e. going over a crest. Why does Diffsonline charge more for Quaife? Finally, does anyone (especially 6MT owners) have experience with swapping to a 3.46 ratio? The gears are too long for my taste, and even though the highway cruise will be a bit noisier, I think the ratio swap is a good investment. But I'm curious about any forum-goers' thoughts. |
05-12-2022, 11:34 AM | #2 | |
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Diffsonline does ship a complete case and differential. I got the Wavetrac to see how it performs, no complaints yet. You can email dan@diffsonline.com to ask questions, he is very responsive to emails.
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05-12-2022, 02:26 PM | #3 | |
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2) I have no idea, but Dan can tell you. 3) When I got my diff from Dan in 2018, I asked him to recommend a ratio for my use case (street/light track duty). He said it wasn't worth changing from the stock 3.08, so I didn't. My experience is that the car has enough torque, especially at lower RPMs, that I wasn't going to benefit from or enjoy a lower ratio on the street. As always, YMMV.
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07-20-2022, 03:18 PM | #5 |
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Wavetrac being installed on Monday
Hey all, I went for it and bought the diff a couple months ago. It's arriving on Friday, and I'll be getting it installed on Monday. I ordered it with 1 fill of fluid, but I don't know what else comes with the package, besides the diff itself.
Will this be a plug-and-play install for my mechanic, or are they any other components (seals, bolts etc) that I need to buy now so I'll have them for Monday? Since I ordered through Diffsonline, do they provide that with the diff? And, finally, what kind of break-in procedure should I do? Diffsonline recommends 1200 miles of easy driving, but other forums online say 500, and other still say to thrash it from day one. |
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07-20-2022, 05:18 PM | #6 | |
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I followed Dan's recommendation, haven't had any issues. My diff had seals and it was a drop and swap. I don't see why yours would be any different. A good idea may be to consider replacing your differential bushings since you are dropping the diff.
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The point is, Dan's a professional making his living from diffs. You wouldn't go to a forum for medical advice, would you? Same thing applies here. Quote:
I didn't upgrade my diff bushings, but instead had the subframe bushings upgraded (https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-3...ame-mount-kit/). I did that following the advice I got from from TC Kline Racing (https://www.tcklineracing.com/). I don't know why TC recommended the subframe bushings and not the diff bushings or both. What I can say is the combination of the Wavetrac and the subframe bushings make for one really, really hooked-up RWD BMW. The combination has been a major transformation, and one with absolutely no downside that I've so far experienced.
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