All Hail the Mighty Torsen!

drjonez

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I had approximately 300 miles on that diff and only one autox. The damage you see happened on the way home from the gas station, 2nd gear rolling into 10 psi on R compounds.

The rest of the pix here: http://mkiiitech.com/drj/blownupstuff/
 

group a supra

SPAWNING AN INTERCEPTOR
had a lump of metal drop out of mine when changin oil about 6 years ago it was clunking whatever came out cured the problem never had problem since
but it didnt look like that took it apart could see no damage never looked back you watch finish my rebuild drive up road and bang
 

oneandgone

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Holy shit, Adam! I'm glad you posted this as I've been giving some thought to a diff replacement...

Your stocker didn't break did it? I know you were doing quite a bit of dragging last summer...I'm wondering if I'm better off leaving the stocker in place for drag??? What's your .02 ?
 

drjonez

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oneandgone said:
Holy shit, Adam! I'm glad you posted this as I've been giving some thought to a diff replacement...

Your stocker didn't break did it? I know you were doing quite a bit of dragging last summer...I'm wondering if I'm better off leaving the stocker in place for drag??? What's your .02 ?

yeah, i'm still digging for a decent diff.

nothing wrong w/the stock clutch pack diff- it's plenty strong and i never had a problem (other than the clutch packs wearing out from age/use...). i used a stock clutch pack for drag all last summer....and i would swap in the torsen for autox.

honestly, i thought the torsen was stronger, i was a bit miffed when i blew it up. obviously, the real damage was done earlier and the roll into the throttle was just the final straw, but still. i never dragged on it, but i guess autox on R compounds isn't much better...
 

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Damn Doc, well I might have another torsen for sale in the near future :bigthumb:
 

prsrcokr

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Which torsen was that Adam? I'm hoping it wasn't one of the several aftermarket options for the mk3? I thought they'd be tougher than the clutch type. I had placed this on the "long term to do list" maybe they aren't as tough as I thought.
Brian W
 

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prsrcokr said:
Which torsen was that Adam? I'm hoping it wasn't one of the several aftermarket options for the mk3? I thought they'd be tougher than the clutch type. I had placed this on the "long term to do list" maybe they aren't as tough as I thought.
Brian W

that was the JZA70 torsen.
 

Stanzaspeed

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ouch, was that the one i had called dibs on after buying your spare? hope that truck diff project works out for ya since you seem to have a talent for demolishing stockers, torsen or clutch pack.
 

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stanzaspeed said:
ouch, was that the one i had called dibs on after buying your spare? hope that truck diff project works out for ya since you seem to have a talent for demolishing stockers, torsen or clutch pack.

yessir, that is the one i was supposed to send you. :(
 

prsrcokr

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Truck diff. huh? I've talked to you about this before. Please keep us updated as it progresses, I could always use the excuse that the Tacoma diff. is haveing troubles and I need to find another to 'replace' it.
Brian W