(Crosspost) w215 Quaife (QDF29B) LSD new production run @ 5 units of demand
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(Crosspost) w215 Quaife (QDF29B) LSD new production run @ 5 units of demand
**Crosspost from c215 AMG forum**
Hey y'all,
Looks like Birds Garage/Quaife will make a new production run of ATB/ LSD rear differentials for most w215 cars if we can get 5 orders together. These diffs also seem to fit some other cars, but I'll contact Bird's to get more specificity.
The big win with this differential, is it locks both wheels at the same rotational speed when accelerating hard. No more engine power cuts or that weird side to side movement these cars do under wheelspin/ heavy accel from slow speeds.
Really wakes these cars up, and makes them hilarious to drive. You accelerate significantly harder with less wheelspin, though the cl55 can still very easily roast tires. It also eliminates like 90% of the flashing traction lights, and almost all of your "engine cutting power" BS, since the rear tires stay spinning at the same RPM, and don't freak out the ECU. These cars powerslide very well btw
Anybody interested? If the cost is like the last one I bought for my cl55, I think it'll be $1600-1800, purchase, tax, shipping, and import duties included. It's pretty simple. You pay via check or card, DHL shows up at your house with the diff, and makes you pay the import duty (something like 2-5% for differentials iirc) before handing you the differential.
I'll crosspost this to boards I find are also compatible with this diff in the coming week.
I'm not sure what getting this rolling entails, but it's likely submitting payment before production starts. I'll email Bird's and get some clarification.
**Thank you bzracer73 for learning this tidbit from Bird's Garage!
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Hey y'all,
Looks like Birds Garage/Quaife will make a new production run of ATB/ LSD rear differentials for most w215 cars if we can get 5 orders together. These diffs also seem to fit some other cars, but I'll contact Bird's to get more specificity.
The big win with this differential, is it locks both wheels at the same rotational speed when accelerating hard. No more engine power cuts or that weird side to side movement these cars do under wheelspin/ heavy accel from slow speeds.
Really wakes these cars up, and makes them hilarious to drive. You accelerate significantly harder with less wheelspin, though the cl55 can still very easily roast tires. It also eliminates like 90% of the flashing traction lights, and almost all of your "engine cutting power" BS, since the rear tires stay spinning at the same RPM, and don't freak out the ECU. These cars powerslide very well btw
Anybody interested? If the cost is like the last one I bought for my cl55, I think it'll be $1600-1800, purchase, tax, shipping, and import duties included. It's pretty simple. You pay via check or card, DHL shows up at your house with the diff, and makes you pay the import duty (something like 2-5% for differentials iirc) before handing you the differential.
I'll crosspost this to boards I find are also compatible with this diff in the coming week.
I'm not sure what getting this rolling entails, but it's likely submitting payment before production starts. I'll email Bird's and get some clarification.
**Thank you bzracer73 for learning this tidbit from Bird's Garage!
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