another possible lsd option

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another possible lsd option

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Do they use a Borgy or Salisbury diff in kadetts?
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they use an opel diff..
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whats the difference in the opel diff.
looking at risse motorsport website the opel kadett c runs a torque tube style diff looks very similiar
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I read somewhere that the Opel centres were interchangeable with the twin cam Piazza/Impulse centres and therefore a diesel centre.
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lol, a diesel diff looks like a petrol one and NONE of the internal bits interchange....so going on that (and having examined a opel diff from pics) i would say no go.....i could be wrong but until some1 gets a opel diff to compare we are none the wiser....
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Quaife in the UK make torsen style centres for the opels and piazza. Note the label in the bottom right corner. I have used this diagram and compared it to the diesel centre I have and everything lines up. So from this information you would conclude that an opel manta and some kadett centres would fit a diesel housing. It would still need someone to fit one and prove it though.

http://www.quaife.co.uk/sites/default/f ... /QDF4B.pdf
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Did they have TwinCam Piazzas in the UK , maybe one of our English PIazza Freinds can help
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From what I can tell, like Australia, the UK only got the turbo Piazza. Like Australia some of the non-turbo cars snuck in. The diff behind the non-turbo cars is a torque tube style and shares the centre with opels and diesel gemini where as the turbo Piazza has a bigger banjo style diff. A non-turbo Piazza can have a twin cam, G200Z or 2.3l SOHC. The US on the other hand got everything but they called it Isuzu Impulse.
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so my next question will a petrol diff full spool fit the diesel housing
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No. Not easily anyway. The carrier in a petrol salisbury diff is longer than the diesel carrier. The early Borg Warner comes close but is too small. If I could find my diesel centre I would post some pics but I think its buried under some Ford crap.
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I thort you measured it all up compared to you diesel centre.
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That was six months ago!
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Here is some pics for you.

Like I said, buried under Ford crap.
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Left to right : Diesel, BorgWarner, Small salisbury limited slip
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Diesel next to salisbury
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Just one measurement to compare
Diesel crown wheel spigot diameter. 110mm same as quaife diagram
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awesome info. are the crown wheel and pinions interchangable.
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