Originally Posted by
ShiftyOldScoob
Originally Posted by Mike1
The car is mostly just a weekend car with the intention of the occasional track day
As for how long its lasted, i've not had the car long, only about a month or so but as far as I'm aware the diff has lasted fine
As for noise I'd rather it wasnt screamin its head off all the time as I do like a bit of relaxed cruisin and I occasionaly take it to work which means it'll have to be on the motorway a bit
Basically I want something reliable and not too harsh..just dont want to keep throwing money at standard diffs if there goin to keep breaking
I'd certainly read those 2 threads then and take note.
Unless you can source a second-hand plated diff AND are capable of fitting it yourself/have a mate who can fit it for you at a reduced price, you WILL be looking at a 4-figure sum for the Gripper/Titan/Quaife diff.
The uprated VC diff that Bara do costs a bit less but obviously still has the problems with the inherent weaknesses of the gears. I believe Ronnie Amis still has his fitted and is entering Time Attack in his 3-door with a VC diff. Also see the comments from Tony Ryan on VC diffs
If you can ( and it's extremely difficult unless you have lots of mates who have cars with the different types of diffs fitted AND will let you drive their car ) try and experience the different diffs before you commit yourself as it's quite a lot of money to splash. That's all I would say