3.9 LSD 3rd member????
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3.9 LSD 3rd member????
Is there such a thing?? I thought ALL LSD's were 4.1!
Only thing I could imagine would be a S4 GXL with automatic transmission.
Ok, you brain trust out there. Please share your knowledge 'cause I'm by a thread in the 2nd Gen parts section.
Thanks.
Only thing I could imagine would be a S4 GXL with automatic transmission.
Ok, you brain trust out there. Please share your knowledge 'cause I'm by a thread in the 2nd Gen parts section.
Thanks.
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No such thing unless you put a 3.9:1 ring and pinion into an LSD.
They didn't come stock. LSD's only came on certain manual cars.
If that car was an automatic, it got a 3.9:1 open diff.
Although I bet jspec automatics had LSD seeing how they were all turbocharged.
They didn't come stock. LSD's only came on certain manual cars.
If that car was an automatic, it got a 3.9:1 open diff.
Although I bet jspec automatics had LSD seeing how they were all turbocharged.
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We need owners of an AT s4 GXL to step forward. By the standard rules, being a s4 GXL it should have LSD; being an auto, it should have a 3.9.
You can test for LSD by spinning the wheels while off the ground, and you can test for ration by pulling the speedo gear adn looking at its color. I have never run across an auto tranny that had the gray gear, which is 4.1 They all have orange gears, which is 3.9. Matter of fact, I worked on a couple of AT GXL's back a year or so ago, swapped tranny on one of them, and IIRC it has the organge 3.9 gear, though I didnt test it for LSD. But then I remember working on another AT GXL, and it had an LSD tag.
SO I believe, unless someone proves me wrong, they had 3.9 LSD's.
You can test for LSD by spinning the wheels while off the ground, and you can test for ration by pulling the speedo gear adn looking at its color. I have never run across an auto tranny that had the gray gear, which is 4.1 They all have orange gears, which is 3.9. Matter of fact, I worked on a couple of AT GXL's back a year or so ago, swapped tranny on one of them, and IIRC it has the organge 3.9 gear, though I didnt test it for LSD. But then I remember working on another AT GXL, and it had an LSD tag.
SO I believe, unless someone proves me wrong, they had 3.9 LSD's.
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I saw a s4 GXL automatic with the LSD tag on it as well, I thought someone just stuck it there for looks, but it quite possibly could have been there (as it was all dirty and didn't look like it was placed there at all, hell never looked like that bolt was removed) Time to head back to the junkyard where I saw it and take it home with me
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a s4 GXL it should have LSD; being an auto, it should have a 3.9
This is exactly why I was asking.
My factory brochure lists LSD on GSL's as Standard equipment. Where as it lists having automatic transmission an Option. It also indicates A-4 (Automatic) as 3.909 "Final Drive".
So, it appears there are such a thing as 3.909 LSD's. But, it still doesn't seem right.
Icemark, where are you when I need yah??
My factory brochure lists LSD on GSL's as Standard equipment. Where as it lists having automatic transmission an Option. It also indicates A-4 (Automatic) as 3.909 "Final Drive".
So, it appears there are such a thing as 3.909 LSD's. But, it still doesn't seem right.
Icemark, where are you when I need yah??
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Hmmm, this would be news to me.
I thought all autos got 3.9 and open diff as it wasn't car dependent for autos
Every RX-7 in Japan was turbo, 1st gens (SA22C) were all 12AT's, FC's were all 13BT, so of course they had to have autos for people who couldn't drive a stick, and yes they have those awesome turbo verts that we all like
And you had better know that all FD's came w/ 13B-REW (twin sequential) stock.
And as for what mazdaspeed7 said, I was talking about in FC's.
I thought all autos got 3.9 and open diff as it wasn't car dependent for autos
Every RX-7 in Japan was turbo, 1st gens (SA22C) were all 12AT's, FC's were all 13BT, so of course they had to have autos for people who couldn't drive a stick, and yes they have those awesome turbo verts that we all like
And you had better know that all FD's came w/ 13B-REW (twin sequential) stock.
And as for what mazdaspeed7 said, I was talking about in FC's.
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Originally posted by Flyby116
Not the JDM TII's. They come in manual and auto. Why?????? I dunno....
Not the JDM TII's. They come in manual and auto. Why?????? I dunno....
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Originally posted by jspecracer7
Because ALL FC's in Japan are TII...unless you special ordered it from the states for an n/a.
Because ALL FC's in Japan are TII...unless you special ordered it from the states for an n/a.
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Originally posted by darkwaveboi
if you special ordered an NA, than your a loser
if you special ordered an NA, than your a loser
Althouh RE Amemiya's JGTC racecar is a carbureted N/A 20b.....
What losers
Originally posted by Flyby116
Im just saying "why" about the auto is because I had auto in an N/A though...its the worst thing ive ever driven. Minivans would beat me lol SO SAD! haha
Im just saying "why" about the auto is because I had auto in an N/A though...its the worst thing ive ever driven. Minivans would beat me lol SO SAD! haha
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I have an automatic GXL, unfortunately it's wedged in the garage and I can't get to it to jack a rear wheel up to see if it's LSD or not.
You can never trust tags... sometimes people forget to put them back on, and then when working on the next one they find the tag on their rollaway and then put it on another car...
You can never trust tags... sometimes people forget to put them back on, and then when working on the next one they find the tag on their rollaway and then put it on another car...
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Originally posted by Node
Every RX-7 in Japan was turbo, 1st gens (SA22C) were all 12AT's
Every RX-7 in Japan was turbo, 1st gens (SA22C) were all 12AT's
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Sorry I have been out a town a lot lately.
It is my understanding that all the series 4 Jspec FCs had 4.1 rear ends on the automatics, while the 5 speeds where all 4.3.
Although the 88 sales book claims that the automatic tranny was an option on the GXL and LSD was standard, several other books including The History of the RX-7 claim that no automatics came with an LSD from the factory on North American models. This would follow Mazda's concern about the overweight nature of the GXL in the first place.
I personally have seen up close only enough automatic tranny FCs that I could count them on both hands and have a few fingers left over, and none had LSDs. So I am tending to believe John Matras and a couple of other writers when they say that no NA automatic FCs had LSD.
It is my understanding that all the series 4 Jspec FCs had 4.1 rear ends on the automatics, while the 5 speeds where all 4.3.
Although the 88 sales book claims that the automatic tranny was an option on the GXL and LSD was standard, several other books including The History of the RX-7 claim that no automatics came with an LSD from the factory on North American models. This would follow Mazda's concern about the overweight nature of the GXL in the first place.
I personally have seen up close only enough automatic tranny FCs that I could count them on both hands and have a few fingers left over, and none had LSDs. So I am tending to believe John Matras and a couple of other writers when they say that no NA automatic FCs had LSD.
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The plot thickens
All JSpec S4's with 5 speed manual had 4.3 ratio 3rd members? So, if I were to get a Jspec S4 GXL LSD from a used parts provider in Japan, it would be a 4.3 ratio?
Further, would it follow all S5 n/a's LSD's with manual tranny would be 4.3 ratio 3rd members also?
Thanks for all the responses so far. I like Icemarks answer, especially regarding the above.
But, I'm still waiting for a S4 GXL with Auto to respond and confirm if their 3rd member is LSD at least by checking that both wheels turn the same direction while in the air. Thus avoiding the possible false image of a rogue LSD tag, remote possibility as that might be.
Drive safe.
Further, would it follow all S5 n/a's LSD's with manual tranny would be 4.3 ratio 3rd members also?
Thanks for all the responses so far. I like Icemarks answer, especially regarding the above.
But, I'm still waiting for a S4 GXL with Auto to respond and confirm if their 3rd member is LSD at least by checking that both wheels turn the same direction while in the air. Thus avoiding the possible false image of a rogue LSD tag, remote possibility as that might be.
Drive safe.
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There were no J-spec GXLs... all japanese market cars were Turbo II's.
*sigh*... Fine, fine... I'll go out to the garage on Tuesday, un-bury the car, and find out if it has an LSD or an open diff. It's an '87 automatic GXL with the broken apex seal mod.
*sigh*... Fine, fine... I'll go out to the garage on Tuesday, un-bury the car, and find out if it has an LSD or an open diff. It's an '87 automatic GXL with the broken apex seal mod.
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and find out if it has an LSD or an open diff.
You're a prince.
Also, same question with understanding that the Jspec 3rd member will be T2 design. I get a Jspec 3rd member from a 5 speed, it will always be 4.3 gearing?
Also, same question with understanding that the Jspec 3rd member will be T2 design. I get a Jspec 3rd member from a 5 speed, it will always be 4.3 gearing?
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Originally posted by peejay
They're so concerned about weight that they'll not put an LSD in an automatic, but they WOULD put a steel hood on the car?
They're so concerned about weight that they'll not put an LSD in an automatic, but they WOULD put a steel hood on the car?
And you are entirly correct that there were no NA powered FCs sold as JDM. Sorry that my comments were not clear.
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I got my S4 with a flat tire, so it was sitting on the spare. That thing weighs a ton anf a half! Definitely NOT aluminum.
Oh man, that reminds me, it still has a flat, too... :/ It's going to be a pain getting it down off of the jackstands, since it sits so low that I had to jack the car up from the side just to get the floorjack under it.
Of course, things not being simple, the car is backed into a crammed-tight one car garage. surrounded by various Saturn, Mazda, and Subaru engine/tranny parts, and only the FRONT of the car is on jackstands....
Oh man, that reminds me, it still has a flat, too... :/ It's going to be a pain getting it down off of the jackstands, since it sits so low that I had to jack the car up from the side just to get the floorjack under it.
Of course, things not being simple, the car is backed into a crammed-tight one car garage. surrounded by various Saturn, Mazda, and Subaru engine/tranny parts, and only the FRONT of the car is on jackstands....