I talked to Quaife about plans for the Z33.....they said they have no current plans but possibly next year if there is enough interest from the public.

 

Yes much smoother than metal LSD's and lasts much longer and can handle much higher heat capacity. The ATS is available in 1.5 way or 2 way for most applications but for some reason their 350Z application is lagging. Carbon clutches are available but still waiting on the carbon LSD's. Right now I'd say Kaaz is the beefiest unit out there and not badly priced but teh ATS carbon will be much better unit once available.

 

Performance Nissan put the Nismo LSD in my car (70%). To make it time efficient Rocky built up the unit in a transfer case, then when I came in they just swapped out the entire thing. It took about an hour to do the install, about two hours to do the build.

Very substantial improvement in cornering traction and acceleration. Of course we had to take it out and do a test drive to make sure it was working properly, and to do that you have to break the rear end loose a couple of times. Rocky does love his work, indeed he does.

Tires really chirp and then grab hard. Back end sits down as you throttle through the apex and shoot out of the corner. Good stuff.

Negative is tire squeal on tight slow turns, like in parking garages and especially the ones that have those slick surface finishes. And there is a shudder when the wheels grab hard on the turn and slam you forward with traction compared to the viscous unit slip.

Unlike the lightweight Nismo flywheel and clutch, where the street civility is really not at all compromised for the performance gain available....this unit will sometimes give you a little smack that makes its trade off of performance for manners apparent. Not bad if you like that kind of thing (I do!) but if you want a "stealth" mod that your little darling will not notice.....as in a worried glance and "what was that?" when you get a "clunk" on the engage and a slam forward in a tight turn...because you will not be able to resist all the time....then don't do it. But if you are still in the midst of the search for Ms. Right....or even Ms. Right Now, this mod is a goodie.

 

The OS Giken unit is genius. I have a KAAZ on my Z and its awesome, but my roomate has the OS Giken on his Z and it definately feels like it looks harder and faster. (drifting wise)

 

OS Giken =Master San of Nissan Tuning for many many decades now

Where did you have your KAAZ set when you installed it?

 

Its set to 100% i might turn it down a lil and up the rear sway bar a hole to try and get some more smoke in drift.

 

hmm....and is yours set as 1.5 way or 2 way now (if adjustable)?

100% is great for high speed, but for drift, I would go down to about 80%

 

it is 2 way. yeah i will tone it down a lil when i put the new final drive in.

 

we're actually working on a new final drive as well, but trying to keep the cost in the $600 range retail...will let you know how it works out.

Love the body kit btw Topics

 

hey
sorry for what may seem as a stupid question, but what exactly does the lsd do? besides knowing that it transfers power to the wheels i am not at all familiar with the different types of lsd's or how they affect the drive. if anyone could shed some light for me it would be very much appreciated.
tia
Rajiv

 

i cant wait to put a locker in my car...

i wanna turn and go pmph pmph pmph in the parking lot

 

hndumafia - we havea concise write up on how the Cusco LSD's work on our site...it would apply to other clutch type LSD's as well in terms of general function.

http://z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?model...ine&prodid=518

Jason - I have heard the NISMO can be adjusted without disassembling the diff itself....how is this possible?

 

I just installed my Nismo GT LSD, JWT Flywheel and RPS Clutch took 5.5 hours from start to finish. Very easy install, trans was out and back in, in about an hour and half. The clutch is a little heavy and close to the floor, but feels great. The LSD was very easy to do and its very nice having all of the parts you need. Its all ice outside so the test drive will have to wait. I set it for medium lock up, we will see if its too much for every day driving.

 

I'm planning on doing the Nismo diff since it retains a relatively street feel... plus I'll be doing it when I do my 350Evo FD upgrade so I can kill two birds in on stone on my upgrade. Plus the Nismo diff will retain the Nismo warranty...

 

i love when info packed threads like this pop up.

 

Does the traction control need to turned off when you install the Nismo LSD (or other) in place of the stock viscous unit?