Cusco Diff to Standard

[jo3y]

When I purchased my DC5 it came with a Cusco 1.5 plated diff. As much as I love the diff when I'm on a decent country lane, the noise it makes and how the car seems to passengers when driving around town which, I'm doing more and more of these days, is making me think of trading it in for a standard diff or an alternative non plated diff (I'd actually preffer one that is slightly harsher than the standard DC5 one)

It's a long shot I know and I'm in no rush, but would anyone be interested in making the swap? I'm based in the NW.

 

[Chris-DC5]

I you wanted to do a straight swap i might be interested,

Where are you based ??

Cheers

 

[gannondc5]

I have a 1.5 aswell and i use redline fully synthetic 80w gearbox oil it gets rid of the noise once its up to temp
you might try this before you go to the expence of removing tne gearbox

 

[celox performance]

I had a year of clunking on my LSD. I changed to the Redline MTL from the Honda MTF III and it's been quiet ever since. The downside is I do get a bit more slip :?

 

[jo3y]

I have a 1.5 aswell and i use redline fully synthetic 80w gearbox oil it gets rid of the noise once its up to temp
you might try this before you go to the expence of removing tne gearbox

Yeah it's not too bad when up to temp but unfortunately I have a lot of tight junctions to pull out of before it gets up to temp so it's horrible in the mornings.

How much tamer is the standard Diff as I do like the agressiveness of the Cusco?

I'm based in Stockport Chris. As said the Diff is worth more than the standard one so it wouldn't just be a straight swap. If you can sort out the labour for the swap then we might have a deal. I'd like to get it done at Unit 8 if you're based in the NW?

 

[jo3y]

I have a 1.5 aswell and i use redline fully synthetic 80w gearbox oil it gets rid of the noise once its up to temp
you might try this before you go to the expence of removing tne gearbox

How easy is it to swap the gearbox Oil out? I've never done it before, would I be best off taking it to a garage

 

[celox performance]

With the MTL oil I don't get any clicking at all and for the cost of the oil (around £13 per litre and you only need 1.7 litres) it's well worth a go mate. You can do it yourself although a garage will have it done in less than 30 minutes

 

[jo3y]

I had a year of clunking on my LSD. I changed to the Redline MTL from the Honda MTF III and it's been quiet ever since. The downside is I do get a bit more slip :?

Just spoke to Stevie at Unit 8 and it was the Honda MTF III that was used so I'll try moving to the Redline MTL cheers.

 

[jo3y]

With the MTL oil I don't get any clicking at all and for the cost of the oil (around £13 per litre and you only need 1.7 litres) it's well worth a go mate. You can do it yourself although a garage will have it done in less than 30 minutes

Can anyone recommend where to get some from? I'm based in Stockport/Manchester and would preffer getting it direct from a shop rather than paying a fortune on postage.

 

[jo3y]

With the MTL oil I don't get any clicking at all and for the cost of the oil (around £13 per litre and you only need 1.7 litres) it's well worth a go mate. You can do it yourself although a garage will have it done in less than 30 minutes

Can anyone recommend where to get some from? I'm based in Stockport/Manchester and would preffer getting it direct from a shop rather than paying a fortune on postage.

Ignore that, I've ordered them from OilMans Opieoils site using the JULYSALE discount code - £27 for 2 litres delivered