Does fitting a Quaife diff make a difference?

[k-tec racing]

Just thought I would point you towards a small update on our Blog.

We have tested a diff on a Clio 200 along with Redline magazine and it made quite a difference.

http://www.k-tecracing.com/news.asp

David.

 

[Jonesy]

would be nice to see a vid

 

[k-tec racing]

Sorry no video was taken.

David.

 

[Mike Roberts]

I can completely see how a diff would find you the extra time.

Did you fit the diff on the day, or go back another? Or was it 2 cars??

 

[200cup andy]

reading the article it sounds like it was all done on the same day which is impressive too lol

 

[Danwebster]

I'm tempted to put one in mine, had one in my mini and elise and they're great bits of kit.

 

[Willis]

Interesting read. Four seconds a lap is a big difference.

Must admit I'd love one on the 197, I had one on a 205 GTi and it was a noticable improvement.

 

[RichW]

reading the article it sounds like it was all done on the same day which is impressive too lol

Different day but with same conditions - states it clearly :huh:

 

[Chinny375]

Was it the full or half circuit you did the times on?

 

[Gouldy]

fitting an aftermarket ATB is one modification that is often over looked when enhancing a cars performance. its unfortunate because its one of the best things you can fit to a front wheel drive car

 

[andyr27]

mark gets bloody everywhere - u ba***rd

 

[200cup andy]

Different day but with same conditions - states it clearly :huh:

:tomato: my bad

 

[BenW]

Same conditions but driver skills may have improved since the first day! Not a fair test when there is more than 1 variable.

Also likely to make more difference if the car had been tuned before fitting the dif, I rarely find the inside wheel spinning on mine with just a remap

 

[ken182]

wasnt the revoknuckle front suspension meant to reduce the need a diff?

how much are these?

 

[Raptor6767]

What is the total track time?

My point is - if the track time is >4 min then 3-4s are not much, but if the track is <2min then it's a fair result.

 

[k-tec racing]

A full write up will be in Redline very soon.

It was a very fair test done on the half circuit and bearing in mind this circuit only hs a few corners and most of them are long sweeping corners it was a great result. Mark Kemp is also a very fast, consistent driver. He also commented on how much better the car felt with the diff fitted.

David.

 

[ken182]

How hard are these to fit? I take it the box has to come out and bell housing split? How many hours labour would that take?

 

[BenW]

A full write up will be in Redline very soon.

It was a very fair test done on the half circuit and bearing in mind this circuit only hs a few corners and most of them are long sweeping corners it was a great result. Mark Kemp is also a very fast, consistent driver. He also commented on how much better the car felt with the diff fitted.

David.

Interesting, look forward to the full writeup

Ken, they're mega expensive to do properly, gearbox off, install and test drive. Then take apart again to tweak.

 

[MikeLYR27]

Same conditions but driver skills may have improved since the first day! Not a fair test when there is more than 1 variable.

Also likely to make more difference if the car had been tuned before fitting the dif, I rarely find the inside wheel spinning on mine with just a remap

Mark is a solid driver mate. He does loads for kw etc and basically lives on track. Very fair test tbh, 4-5 seconds a lap is massive!!

I know all he has on his car is a map thats it, but this was done a while ago.

Mines standard and i find in damp/wet conditions even dry if you really exit some bends hard it spins, i can see where the diff gains you the time.

 

[Raptor6767]

...bearing in mind this circuit only hs a few corners and most of them are long sweeping corners...

If this is true than it is really a great result but still I'm interested in a total lap time that he did.