Anyone using a lsd in festy trans?

[angrygocart]

Mazdaspeed use to sell a lsd which is made by Cusco for the stock Festiva transmission. Has anyone used a true lsd in a Festiva trans? I'm not interested in hearing about phantom grip.

[Bert]

For some of us lesser able-to-decipher-auto-jargon what you're asking about is 'limited slip differential', I presume? Would be a nice feature especially on snow or ice.

[rollertoaster]

I have a phantom grip in my 5spd. It makes a definite improvement in both handling and off road traction.


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[Nerd Racing]

Mazda never sold one for the E-series, only the G-series. It was initially for the Mazdaspeed protege but you need to do some special machining to your speedo gear to use it (in a G-series) and you had to run special axles too.

[Damkid]

With how weak the stock tranny case is, I wouldn't want to spend the for an LSD to put in one, that's why I have an LSD in my G series trans

[angrygocart]

Mazda never sold one for the E-series, only the G-series. It was initially for the Mazdaspeed protege but you need to do some special machining to your speedo gear to use it (in a G-series) and you had to run special axles too.

I saw a Japanese catalog many years ago which had it listed and Roger from Festivamotorsports said that he had sold a few of them.

[Nerd Racing]

hmmm, that's news to me... perhaps look for a mazda 121 LSD online then.

[PhoenixSHO]

Look in the "QUAIFE" or "WAVETRAC" online catalogs if its listed.

They go from 600 to about 1500. The 600$ one was for the MTX75 (svt contour or svt focus??)

[zoom zoom]

I'm curious why you would want to spend money on it when its proven time and again on this forum that the e series transmissions are junk. For a couple hundred more you could get a g series.

[angrygocart]

I'm curious why you would want to spend money on it when its proven time and again on this forum that the e series transmissions are junk. For a couple hundred more you could get a g series.

I'm curious if anyone on here had purchased them from festivamotorsport and what the results were. Someone running a b3 or b6 may be interested in the using the festy trans since its smaller and lighter and the lsd would help with traction and possibly allow it to handle more power.

[zoom zoom]

Even if you managed to get a LSD in there you would shear the gears off. They aren't made for much power. Besides, when you swap a g series it relocates the engine so you don't have to clearance the firewall and frame rail...unless your putting a klze in there...damkid...

[Damkid]

^^i never clearanced the firewall, just the frame for the crank pulley which may not have been necessary but oh well lol