Ingenieur

As I type this
Looked at having AGC do it but it was just too far
A good deal but when mileage, time , hotel factored in didn't work out

Found a place Sheptrans 3 hours from home
A good deal also but more importantly seems like a quality operation
Specializes in trannys , diffs & xfer cases
A real organized and well equipped operation
Has a rep for gtr and evo work

And the owner is an AMG guy
06 e55 modded I think
12 e63 with ceramics

And a 8.5 sec 175 mph gtr
He was disappointed it didnt do 185

He showed me the diff, a real nice piece of engineering
In fact he bought one for his e55

I have a high degree of confidence that it will done right

SmittyAMG

Let us know how it goes. Looking at getting one myself.

bhamg

I think you'll really like it...one very noticeable trait is that it's very smooth in its action as compared to the OE LSD. I'm totally happy having switched over.

I am Jeff

You'll love the diff! I noticed a huge improvement when I had my Quaife installed.

mr747

wavetrac FTW

Ingenieur

Everything i've read leads me to believe a good choice

The car NEEDS one, much torque
Hopefully will help tire wear a bit
Definitely will help in the rain /snow

200 miles today avg 22 mpg OBC
Not bad
Not sure how accurate
Cruise at 70-73 most of the way

abcut973

Will probably help you wear equally your tyres

Jasonoff

Huge difference in the snow and identical wear with the wavetrac.

Kriston

Lol thats an awesome pic!

Jason, out of curiosity who did the install for you?

I have also come to the conclusion that MB was crazy in not making a LSD standard equipment on all of the C63's.

I have been looking for a decent shop to in the GTA.

w204nyc

Whats the price of the lsd and how much did most people pay for it?

Jasonoff

A buddy and I.

Merc63

I think I need one installed. My car is pulling to the sides under hard accel, maybe the stock LSD clutch is taking a beating?

Ingenieur

Parts about a grand
Install about 800
Give or take

Ingenieur

Update
Diff is in housing
Being bolted back into the car

Had to ground a 1/16" to fit
Sounds like he rounded off a non- structural edge
He tried with only 2 bolts installed...no go
Diff would fit without the ring gear but not with it
I trust this guy and do not have the knowledge base to 2nd guess him

Can't wait to try it out

Point2Point

I love the Wavetrac unit. Best mod to improve the driving dynamics of the C63, IMHO. Power oversteer is fun!

zblake

I'm curious about the options on the C63. I have I 2012 P31 car with factory LSD. It feels good and planted, actually better than my E92 M3 did with the "m-diff", but is there an appreciable difference between factory, Quaife, and wavetrac?

Ingenieur

Installed
Haven 't really vetted it but so far so good
Feels like power is more uniformly applied

When first driven heard a clicking sound
Only e brake, needed adjusted
Backed up a few feet and done

I highly recommend sheptrans
Pricing is great, service is even better
In fact I offered him more $ but he declined
Won't discuss cost , that's between you and him
He is entitled to price on a per case basis
He is an expert with gearboxes

No regrets

Girard@ACGautomotive

John Shepherd is the man and has a fantastic facility.

Only guy we trust with our GTR Trans builds

I wouldn't hesitate to let him do my diff either.

Girard@ACGautomotive

My only hope is that one day you get to use it frequently

bhamg

Hell yea!

Ingenieur

He's done 20 gtr's or so in the lastmonth or so
From all over the world it seemed
His guys are great too, thorough and polite
A really good experience
Agc has such a good rep I was a bit nervous with sheptrans until I met him and saw the operation
Highly recommended

Jasonoff

Thread title is now inaccurate. Just sayin'

Ingenieur

Took a nice drive on one of my favorite backroads
Very twisty
Lots of elevation changes
Off camber corners

Worth every penny and then some
Power is more usable and proportional
If no oem LSD this is a must

Mort

Great for powering out of turns.

mr747

One of the best mods point and go