Anyone every explored the avenue or getting a custom ring and pinion made
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Anyone every explored the avenue or getting a custom ring and pinion made
I believe ours is 2.81 or there abouts, has anyone upgraded to say a 3.73 or 4.10 ring and pinion gear
I know you can step up to a SL55 rear, but that is such a small jump it would not be worth it.
Imagine with our tq monsters what that would feel like and how it would improve 1/4 mile times although the top end would suffer a little. Would we be able to calibrate our speedo's as I am sure the computer would freak out?
I know you can step up to a SL55 rear, but that is such a small jump it would not be worth it.Imagine with our tq monsters what that would feel like and how it would improve 1/4 mile times although the top end would suffer a little. Would we be able to calibrate our speedo's as I am sure the computer would freak out?
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I believe the SRT8 Dodges have the same differential. I wonder if the 3.55 and 3.73 gears that they offer would interchange.
http://www.mylrs.com/blogs/lrs/archi...ing-gears.aspx
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No longer stock '06 E55, A3 3.2 Quattro, GLE 400d, R107 280SL, Golf Polo
Stock is 2.65 , SL is 2.82 and then there is a 3.06, although I cannot recall from which car its from, could be G55/DTM...
Anyhow ... the hardware (being non trivial) is a walk in the park compared to getting the EGS to play ball... Even though my car with a 2.82 runs OK - I still think there is room for EGS improvements ...I am convinced the ECU/EGS pull performance somewhere along the line especially when speed climbs as the system sees larger delta differences between expected wheel speeds and actual wheel speeds...
I have yet to hear of one 3.06 running 100%, while there are a few 2.82's running reasonably ok.
Anyhow, some free advice ... dont go there.
Anyhow ... the hardware (being non trivial) is a walk in the park compared to getting the EGS to play ball... Even though my car with a 2.82 runs OK - I still think there is room for EGS improvements ...I am convinced the ECU/EGS pull performance somewhere along the line especially when speed climbs as the system sees larger delta differences between expected wheel speeds and actual wheel speeds...
I have yet to hear of one 3.06 running 100%, while there are a few 2.82's running reasonably ok.
Anyhow, some free advice ... dont go there.
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I believe ours is 2.81 or there abouts, has anyone upgraded to say a 3.73 or 4.10 ring and pinion gear I know you can step up to a SL55 rear, but that is such a small jump it would not be worth it.
Imagine with our tq monsters what that would feel like and how it would improve 1/4 mile times although the top end would suffer a little. Would we be able to calibrate our speedo's as I am sure the computer would freak out?
I know you can step up to a SL55 rear, but that is such a small jump it would not be worth it.Imagine with our tq monsters what that would feel like and how it would improve 1/4 mile times although the top end would suffer a little. Would we be able to calibrate our speedo's as I am sure the computer would freak out?
CLK Black. Cory is selling a used one with TCU tuning for it
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Re: Diff Ratio
+1. As of a few days ago I believe that Black Series diff was still available at Kleemann. I'd venture going much past that ratio would be a challenge with anything other than drag radials for your car anyway.
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we tried this on the xfire forum to go from a 3.07 to a 3.27 gear. car hits limp mode every time in 2nd gear. to date no one has figured out how to get the tcu to play nice
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No one that I know of has gone above a 2.82 ring and pinion which is the stock sizing for sl55's. Jerry from eurocharged performance has the tcu tune for the gear swap.
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So do the E55's and SL's share the same diff?
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I think some came with the 215mm dif and some came with the 210mm diff. If it has a 215mm ring gear in it then it should work.
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Can anyone verify if these are the 2.82 215mm gears we need that will work with our diffs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAR-DIFFERE...torefresh=true
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAR-DIFFERE...36a3ba&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/05-10-Dodge-...b4651b&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-10-300C-M...9fa507&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAR-DIFFERE...torefresh=true
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAR-DIFFERE...36a3ba&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/05-10-Dodge-...b4651b&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-10-300C-M...9fa507&vxp=mtr
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