Well I have been massively lazy of late and failed to get any good pictures Im afraid but really is about time I updated this.
I had been planning for a long time to fit a 4.7 final drive or a gearset in my gearbox after a few missed oppertunitys and withdrawn sales on the boxes/gearsets I wanted I got as far as purchasing the parts for a DC2 4.7 FD from R Motion ready to go.
Then my friend (Jesse888 on here) bought an EK9 and fitted a ATS carbon LSD after a short spin in his car I decided I couldnt be left behind and had to get a plated diff too.
SammyB on her was selling off parts from his old build and I snapped up his box that was fitted with a 1.5way Kazz LSD and 4.7 final drive already (no pictures im afraid you all know what a box looks like)
I couldnât wait to fit it to that weekend with the help of Jesse now well versed in removing gearboxes from cars we set about swapping the boxes over unfortunately during this process I found out that my inner CV boot was torn and needed replacing along with the passenger side lower ball joint. All this meant that I was stuck with a car like this for a few days (and very very cold extremities) :
Initially I used the supplied Kazz box oil (basically syrup physically had to pump it into the gearbox) Unsurprisingly compared to the water like consistency of OEM Honda box oil I found the gear changes rather notchy, and I was also rather surprised how mild this diff appeared to be despite the warnings and previous experience.
SO I purchased this:
Reccomended by StevenEK9 and ijwhiteman who I have been lucky enough to meet and even go around the Nurburgring with (thanks to you both)
Gave the car a service with new engine oil and filter to boot all ready for a good shakedown at Brands Hatch
HOLY COW! With that oil swapped over the diff suddenly came alive and all hell has broken loose I knew about the clunking I would get but really wasnât expecting the tugging that went with it. However I wouldnât change it back at all out on track the diff made the world of difference I could plant my foot mid corner and apex exactly where I wanted the confidence in the bends was incredible (perhaps a little too much as I did overtake a few people on the bends who wouldnât pull over on straights sorry! I promise to stop that
If you made it this far thanks for reading one of the most boring updates (picture wise) of any thread I hope to have more interesting ones soon but I had to put this down as its probably the biggest change to my cars performance of any mod I have made,
Pictures from brands hatch to follow soon hopefully, and if I can borrow a camera some clunky diff action.