Hello all,

Not sure if to put this on this forum or in "under the hood," but since I'm just venting more than asking for help, I felt it was ok here.

Driving "spiritedly" tonight and I started hearing a faint howling sound that grew louder and louder as the miles went on. I knew right away it was the diff and started limping home and putting light load on the car. I had 2 miles to go but the diff didn't hold up . I got a ride home and will be towing it home tomorrow.

This is my 3rd OEM diff in 50k miles of ownership. While I realize that most likely my driving style is contributing to these failures, I feel that Honda could've put a more stout unit in the car. For being a rather torqueless car, strength is really lacking. Time to hit up Puddaddy?

Luckily I have a set of 4.44's sitting next to me, so at least I have a backup plan ready. Thanks for reading.

 

do you constantly drop the hammer on the diff?

 

I am also interested in your driving style!

 

You launching at every light?

 

When you replace diffs, are you replacing them with new or used ones?

 

That is the question

also do you have an aftermarket clutch? A more grippe clutch will not slip as easy and cause more stress on the drive train.

If you need my help PM

 

yikes 3 in 50k?

i want to know more please

 

+1. i know i have/had been very hard on my diff since the day i bought it. hearing all these broken diff, makes me want to take back all those days of drag racing.

 

Moar info! I was going to ask about the clutch as well?

 

well, 5-10k miles ago, I figured I'd learn how to do burnouts. Needless to say, my clutch went out and when i changed the diff oil out, there where NOT any noticeable particles on the drain plug magnet, just some really fine soot, So i don't think the s2k stock clutch holds well enough to damage the diff in the short run. Plus don't they have the delay valve to prevent u from dumping the clutch.