I still had the stocker before I bought my Quaife and it was ok. When Manny took it out though, it did have some wear and tear on it though and one small crack that probably would've turned into something MUCH bigger sooner or later. So I'm glad that I got it replaced when I did.
What have you done to your MSP today?
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Wagonbacker9
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if you've got the origional in tact, and have ANY excuse to rip into the motor or trans, by all means get it welded up. as long as its done right, should be nearly as good as a new welded diff..
I just bought the diff from SU, and the shop bought all the bearings and such... it was quite a list..
how many miles was this at? and what are your driving habits? lol
It was never welded properly from the beginning.
I drive like an old lady. lol But it's only got $59k miles on it. But I do have more hp and tq than factory. So I dunno. The trannys are a piece of crap in our car and I'd say about 50% of the MSP owners have broken their LSD's at different intervals - no matter how people drive it. They just didn't make them as strong as they should've been.
Wagonbacker9
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The car was made way before it was turbocharged so you have to take that into account. I think it has held up pretty well to the abuse that we put it up to. I made over 200hp and over 200ft/lb of torque. I have been driving it at abover that point since about 40k miles ago. The diff went on mine with the stock turbo on it, after that I haven't had to many issues.
never said I don't blame myself for my car breaking, but there is PLENTY of evidence here on this forum that these cars do break without being beaten on
not to mention the very much extensive list of people who have had their lsd snap on them
axisboldaslove
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SeR_Cyclops
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I bet if you drove the car stock and didnt beat on it much at all the only problems people would have with the car is the LSD and maybe some mounts going bad. Oh and the WGA.
this may seem like a dumb question, but are we talkin about killing it while really throwing down, or just trying to drive to work in traffic <_<. mine has 85k/km on it. not getting a lot of confidence from this thread =O!
Wagonbacker9
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and sway bar bushings...
Ricktalife
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got a preliminary estimate from the body shop today...about 2000 worth of damage from what we can see. can't even open the hood yet so who knows how much more there is...
Wagonbacker9
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if you don't mine my asking, whats your deductable? assuming its under 2K (99% are) it doesn't really matter... long as it all gets put back together right..
but the LSD alone is enough reason to deem the car unreliable
an unexpected expense of 2 grand on a car (which I do note is 15% of the value of the car when I bought it) is enough to be wary about it
don't get me wrong, I love msps and will always love them....but you are in denial if you think it is a reliable mode of transportation
not to mention the wastegate problem usually goes without notice to the average person....that alone can cause the motor to overboost and blow
the msp is really a -drivers- car, someone who can spot an issue before it becomes a problem....but as a daily driver for the average person it is not reliable
