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rabidus

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  1. Mine wasn't working when I bought the car, the hard plastic part that wines up had broke off... So opened it up today and removed all the plastic that broke off and now I have to get a new antenna mass... I priced it from Lexus and it will cost $70... I'm going to see if Toyota has one cheaper for the '95 Supra, which I believe is the same antenna... I know Honda sells parts cheaper than Acura for the same part, so I'll see if Toyota does the same thing... Anthony
  2. I found this info on this page http://www.intellexual.net/faq.html It says some open diff's may seem like a LSD or it's a 1-way Differentials are gearboxes that transmit power from the driveshaft to the rear axles in a way that allows each wheel to spin independently of the other. The SC coupes came with open differentials, which do not transfer torque between wheels when one is losing traction (slipping). In fact, under most circumstances, the open diff. only gives one wheel all the power. Thus the need for limited-slip differentials (aka: Positrac). Limited-slip differentials (LSD) transfer power to the wheel with the most traction, which allows you to deliver more power to the ground. There is a wide array of LSD options out there. The trouble is in matching the overall drivetrain ratios. If your final drive ratio is off, your speedometer and odometer will also be off. The most popular LSDs used are the Torsen Supra and Supra TRD LSDs because they are direct bolt-ons. Be aware that there are many versions of the Supra differential, including some that are actually open differentials! LSDs are categorized as 1.0 limited-slip, 1.5 limited-slip, and 2.0 limited-slip. Here are the distinctions: Open differential - will power only one wheel at almost all times. Some open differentials will give the appearance of being limited slip when (1) power brake launching, (2) when good traction is avalable, and (3) when the car is pointed forward and not turning. 1-way Limited-slip - provides power to both wheels when the car is traveling straight and no other time. The weakest linking differential of all LSDs. 1.5-way Limited-slip - provides power to both wheels when the car is traveling straight and turning. Moderate grip while engaged. 2-way Limited-slip - provides power to both wheels when the car is traveling straight, while turning, and while braking. Fully engaged limited-slip at all times. - (info provided by VSsc400) Anthony
  3. Here is a picture of a burnout I did... It started at the top of the picture and ended at the bottom... I couldn't get the link to work, so just remove the " " and paste it in your address bar... "http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMjE3NTExNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg" It just won't show from this website, I post pictures on Import lounge all the time and it works just fine... Both tires left equal tracks... Anthony
  4. It may be an open diff, but I've been doing burnouts all day yesterday and a few today and every burnout left two tire tracks... I did a burnout and then started to turn a corner, both tires started to spin and as I started to turn, one of them stopped spinning... Anthony
  5. Thanx for your replies!!! I only had the car since August and I knew the previous owner, who had the car for 5 yrs, and I know she wouldn't have installed a LSD but I'm not sure about the original owners... I had some bald Goodyear's on it when I got it but never checked to see what kind of rubber I was laying down... The burnouts that I did yesterday was on two different pavements... I even popped clutch and hit the brakes, to sit and spin them, and it still left two tire tracks... It didn't have enough power or clutch to keep spinning the thick rubber though... I have springs, shocks and a clutch on the way... The host of my pictures isn't working right now but the tire tracks are even, they started spinning at the same time and stopped at the same time... I'll test it further and see if I can do some donuts, have to find an empty parking lot... Anthony
  6. This link may help you, it's for a '93 to '95 Supra. The suspension is the same on the SC300 but I'm not sure about the SC400... Shocks... Anthony
  7. I was under the impression that my '95 SC300 with the 5 speed didn't have limited slip... I put new tires on, 245/50/16 on '95 RX7 wheels(16x8, 50mm offset) all around and dicided to burn them up a little and dropped the clutch from 4000rpms and the car kind of slid a little to the right... I turned around and look and I had left two tire tracks... I then went on a road where no houses are built yet and did three burnouts and all three left two tire tracks... click me Did I get lucky and get one with LSD??? Anthony
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