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Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2001 3:36 pm
by calereeves
Is there any difference between the two of these? Also, where can you get either of them, and can you make it posi on your own?
Thanks,
Cale
PS. I wasn't sure what forum to put it in, so i'm putting it in several.
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2001 4:38 pm
by James2
Positraction is GM trademark name for their style of Limited Slip rearend.
Their are Limit Slip Diffs (LSD) avaliable for the VW.
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2001 5:23 pm
by calereeves
OK, glad to know that, I always wondered what the difference is, so now thats cleared up, but where can you buy one for the vw? Well, actually I have a porsche 914 tranny, so where can I get one for that?
Thanks,
Cale
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2001 7:12 pm
by Sharkey
A little company called "Quaiffe". Expect to pay $1000-$1500 US.
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2001 8:30 pm
by calereeves
yeah, I've heard of quaife, but the price is rediculous! On the pelican parts forum, I found out that the 901 boxes came with an LSD stock, so I'm no longer looking for one (thank god!)
Cale
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2001 1:02 am
by CHA914
Cale,
Sorry to burst your bubble, but to my knowledge the 901 defin did not come with a LSD stock...I have 4 914's and none of them have LSD and all have 901's...and as far as I know the Quaife is the only way to go...
good luck and lemme know if you find otherwise
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2001 10:11 am
by calereeves
crap!
yeah, from talking to Mike Ghia, and others, i've found out the guy was probably wrong
oh well. thanks, though,
Cale
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2001 12:14 pm
by Steve Arndt
Guard Transmission sells a Quaife copy ATB LSD for around a grand.
I'm going to go with a real Quaife, custom gears, and the Aluminum intermediate plate once I start blowing apart stock 901s.
Steve
Limited Slip/Positive traction
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2001 7:40 pm
by calereeves
hey, CHA914, I bought a manual for the pre-73 914 and it says that some came equipped with the LSD, so when I flip the R/P, i'll DEFINITELY take a look at the diff.
Cale