4.57 gears installed!
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From: Toronto, Canada
I don't know what's wrong with my gears and I don't actually care. What I know is they are what they are and I'm fed up f***ing with them. The thrill is gone... 
Since March 04 I've pulled and installed my diff 8 times and I'm not sure what's worse: doing it 2 more times for potentially no change in anything or saying f*** it and just not drive it anymore. Have I left it alone I would have spent no money and had no agravation. Instead I got:
1 - pull diff, deliver to installer with gears $500+ + $200
2 - install diff
3 - pull diff to fix bad seal
4 - pull dakepk's diff
5 - install davepk's diff in my car so I can drive home (I'm 500 miles away at this point)
6 - pull diff
7 - install "fixed" diff $200+
8 - install borrowed diff back in davepk's car
now I face:
9 - pull diff deliver to a 3rd installer $200+
10 - reinstall "fixed" diff
That's 10 times in a year and $1100 plus the cost of the bearings, seals and washers 3 times, which I don't remember how much it was so I didn't include,in cash. Even if I did chose to go with 4.44s I'd still need to buy them so that $250 or so more.
F*** it...
Since March 04 I've pulled and installed my diff 8 times and I'm not sure what's worse: doing it 2 more times for potentially no change in anything or saying f*** it and just not drive it anymore. Have I left it alone I would have spent no money and had no agravation. Instead I got:
1 - pull diff, deliver to installer with gears $500+ + $200
2 - install diff
3 - pull diff to fix bad seal
4 - pull dakepk's diff
5 - install davepk's diff in my car so I can drive home (I'm 500 miles away at this point)
6 - pull diff
7 - install "fixed" diff $200+
8 - install borrowed diff back in davepk's car
now I face:
9 - pull diff deliver to a 3rd installer $200+
10 - reinstall "fixed" diff
That's 10 times in a year and $1100 plus the cost of the bearings, seals and washers 3 times, which I don't remember how much it was so I didn't include,in cash. Even if I did chose to go with 4.44s I'd still need to buy them so that $250 or so more.
F*** it...
That just Sucks.
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From: Columbus
6k on mine and not one problem. They whine on acceleration but the wind drowns them out after 45mph with the top down and i don't notice them. With the top up I notice them more. I wouldn't give them up however. They make the car much more "driveable"
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From: knoxville, TN
Originally Posted by cthree,Apr 9 2005, 04:32 PM
I don't know what's wrong with my gears and I don't actually care. What I know is they are what they are and I'm fed up f***ing with them. The thrill is gone...
Since March 04 I've pulled and installed my diff 8 times and I'm not sure what's worse: doing it 2 more times for potentially no change in anything or saying f*** it and just not drive it anymore. Have I left it alone I would have spent no money and had no agravation. Instead I got:
1 - pull diff, deliver to installer with gears $500+ + $200
2 - install diff
3 - pull diff to fix bad seal
4 - pull dakepk's diff
5 - install davepk's diff in my car so I can drive home (I'm 500 miles away at this point)
6 - pull diff
7 - install "fixed" diff $200+
8 - install borrowed diff back in davepk's car
now I face:
9 - pull diff deliver to a 3rd installer $200+
10 - reinstall "fixed" diff
That's 10 times in a year and $1100 plus the cost of the bearings, seals and washers 3 times, which I don't remember how much it was so I didn't include,in cash. Even if I did chose to go with 4.44s I'd still need to buy them so that $250 or so more.
F*** it...
Since March 04 I've pulled and installed my diff 8 times and I'm not sure what's worse: doing it 2 more times for potentially no change in anything or saying f*** it and just not drive it anymore. Have I left it alone I would have spent no money and had no agravation. Instead I got:
1 - pull diff, deliver to installer with gears $500+ + $200
2 - install diff
3 - pull diff to fix bad seal
4 - pull dakepk's diff
5 - install davepk's diff in my car so I can drive home (I'm 500 miles away at this point)
6 - pull diff
7 - install "fixed" diff $200+
8 - install borrowed diff back in davepk's car
now I face:
9 - pull diff deliver to a 3rd installer $200+
10 - reinstall "fixed" diff
That's 10 times in a year and $1100 plus the cost of the bearings, seals and washers 3 times, which I don't remember how much it was so I didn't include,in cash. Even if I did chose to go with 4.44s I'd still need to buy them so that $250 or so more.
F*** it...
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From: Atlanta, Ga.
Originally Posted by thatguyjosh,Apr 9 2005, 07:14 PM
has anyone tried using any kind of soundproofing to help with the noise?
The whine of 4.57 is not that bad to me;and I like quiet. If you have ever played Grand Turismo and got the racing gears, its a little less than that. The gears don't whine all the time, just at certain rpm's and sometimes during acceleration.
Remember...Performance comes at a price. Both to get the performance and what it does to the car.The result is you MAY give up some creature comfort for an adreneline rush in your car!