Differential and Final Drive Archives

WATCH: Project Jeep Update! Stretched | Tons | 40’s | Atlas Transfer Case | Suspension | Armor & More

Posted on January 6, 2023
byJeff Naeyaert

We know this is kinda the opposite of what you normally see around here, but we have “off pavement” interests here too! It’s been a long time since the…

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WATCH: How a Wavetrac Differential Works (and why you want one for your GTR!)

Posted on December 9, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

In this weeks video we have Chris from Wavetrac at our shop to show us the guts of a Wavetrac limited slip differential and how it works! If you…

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WATCH: How the Nismo GT Pro Limited Slip Differential Works… And Why You Want One!

Posted on April 1, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

This week Mike takes apart a Nismo GT Pro limited slip differential to show how it works and shows us a few unique features to the Nismo diff that…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 5 – Upgrading to an Eaton Truetrac LSD

Posted on March 22, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

A performance Limited Slip Differential is a MUST for making 2005-2014 (S197) Mustangs handle predictably. We replace the weak factory LSD with Eaton’s TrueTrac helical (gear-driven) LSD which will transform…

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WATCH: How the OS Giken Differential Works and How to Tune it!

Posted on February 5, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

In this video we have a torn down OS Giken limited slip differential we’ll be installing into a customer car, but before we do Mike is going to show…

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Bulletproof Your Rear End!

Posted on July 23, 2020August 10, 2022
byMike Kojima

Nowadays as technology has enabled us to extract previously unheard of power levels out of our engines, the once rare failure of the ring and pinion gear in the differential…

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What is WPC Treatment and Why Do We Use it?

Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
byMike Kojima

Wonder why we use this mysterious WPC Treatment on so many of our engine builds? Let us explain what WPC is and how it works. It’s an inexpensive…

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Project DC2 Integra- Getting More Grip With OS Giken and Better Response With Centerforce

Posted on February 5, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project DC2 Integra- Getting More Grip With OS Giken and Better Response With Centerforce by Mike Kojima With our DC2 Integra rocking a state of the art suspension, it was time to…

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TESTED: Steeda Anti Wheel-Hop Package

Posted on July 18, 2017May 21, 2019
byBilly Johnson

First iterations of new technologies are rarely flawless. When the Mustang ditched the solid axle in 2015 in favor of a 21st century Independent Rear Suspension, it transformed into a…

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Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with Mountune USA and SPEC Clutch

Posted on February 24, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with mountune USA and SPEC Clutch by Mike Kojima If you have been following our series in the transformation of our Fiesta ST from…

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Project Tundra, Getting More Grip with an Auburn Gear HP Limited Slip Differential

Posted on February 15, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Tundra: Getting More Grip with an Auburn Gear HP Limited Slip Differential by Mike Kojima Supercharging Project Tundra is one of the best things we have ever done to…

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Project 370Z- Improving Grip by Tuning a Cusco RS LSD!

Posted on March 11, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project 370Z – Improving Grip by Tuning a Cusco RS LSD! By Mike Kojima So far with our Project 370Z we have been focused on dialing in the chassis. After…

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Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain

Posted on February 29, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain By Mike Kojima Annie’s Civic had seen tons of street and track miles, over 200,000 miles since she had completed her B series swap…

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Bulletproofing a Ring and Pinion Gear

Posted on October 18, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Bulletproofing a Ring and Pinion Gear by Mike Kojima Our friend Pro Drifter Walker Wilkerson was having a problem. As of late he has been plagued by drivetrain failures…

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Project Nissan 350Z Part One: Installing an ACT Clutch and a Nismo LSD

Posted on May 3, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Nissan 350Z Part One: Installing an ACT Clutch and a Nismo LSD By Mike Kojima Our friend Sera is a stuntwoman by trade who does a lot of driving…

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Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z

Posted on November 19, 2009June 10, 2019
byMike Kojima

Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack Nissan 350Z By Mike Kojima Pro Drifter and Formula D ace Dai Yoshihara is used to working on tight deadlines. Perhaps…

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Project NSX: Part 2 – Tuning a Limited Slip Differential

Posted on September 9, 2009January 17, 2019
byMike Kojima

In part one of Project NSX we went through the transmission of our NSX to address some of its weak points – following the guidelines in our “Building the Bulletproof…