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Thread: Whine noise under load and acceleration

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! iKhanh's Avatar
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    thanks for confirming my fears =( i don't know what i wanna do. i've grown attached to this diff because, well, it's a rare piece, but do i wanna pay hundreds more? or wait to get another LSD and possibly spend less, then be left with a MSM diff needing to get rebuilt? so depressing.

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Rogue's Avatar
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    Is it a Torsen or a Fuji?
    I just replaced a Fuji in a Shinsen that sounded like that.
    Looks like a common issue with them.
    1992 BnT, 93LE #737, 94M, 95M, 96M, 97PEP, and a few 90s

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    I was running numbers in my head for the repairs...this is how I broke it down:

    Say the repairs are the ballpark 400-700, that is about the same price as a complete torsen swap (pumpkin, carrier, axles, driveshaft), but now you have a used torsen of unknown condition, not to mention the other pieces, too.

    So, for roughly the same price, minty LSD or another unknown.

    I would call around, though. You owe it to yourself to get the numbers and decide from there.

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! iKhanh's Avatar
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    It's a Torsen.

    Yeah I'm gonna ask around and see what kind of guesstimates I get. Thanks for everyone's inputs and stuff.

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    Fortunately, the Miata pumpkin is pretty easy to separate from the carrier, so labor should be less. I have heard of guys getting their diffs prepped for the racing season for around $300, so I hope the damage, monetarily, is light.

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