""Doc"" <nospam@noway.com> wrote in message
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> "Dre" <ausjules1977@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> ""Doc"" <nospam@noway.com> wrote in message
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>>> Ping..............Dre, where are ya' man? I've solved our dilemma and
>>> have installed a Limited Slip diff in the rear end of my Savage. Here's
>>> how:
>>>
>>> The Kyosho MP 7.5, Kanai 1, 2, 3 and MP777, SP1 and SP2 differentials
>>> are IDENTICAL to the Savage diffs except for the ring gear and drive
>>> cups. All you have to do is change out the drive cups and ring gear and
>>> she'll drop right in. You'll have the weirdo-sized HPI bearing on the
>>> ring gear side of the diff cup and then a 8x16 Kyosho bearing on the
>>> other side of the diff cup. Didn't even need any shimming for a decent
>>> gear mesh.
>>>
>>> It's been raining ever since I installed it so I haven't had a chance to
>>> fire her up yet! Will let ya' know how it works out. The Kanai III I
>>> acquired awhile back came with 2 extra LSD's and 1 extra open diff so I
>>> just got to thinking............and voila, it works.
>>>
>>> Doc
>>>
>> NICE! Thats exactly what I was going to try, but I couldn't be bothered
>> pulling my Kanai apart :)
>>
>> I did end up getting another savage diff for the exercise cause they are
>> so cheap, but never got around to getting a Kanai one. But now that you
>> can confirmed it, GREAT cause that means we can fit TORSENS in there :)
>> BIG GRIN!!
>>
>> Thanks for the heads up, I'm gonna go look for a pair of nice Torsens to
>> suit a Kanai and whack em in!
>>
>> Btw, stick the spare LSD in the back of the Kanai, I personally thought
>> it made mine handle better (in a steer with the throttle kind of way :)
>>
>> Cheers Dre
>
> If you already have a spare Savage diff, all you need is the Kyosho LSD
> diff guts to pop in there!
>
> I'm running LSD front and center, open diff with 5k rear. Even with the
> 5k I'm getting a nice on-power push, and I think that the LSD would just
> make matters worse! I'm probably going to slap some 1k in the rear and
> see how that does. The damn buggy absolutely screams. I'm running a
> Sportwerks .26 with a THS 8015T pipe (low-mid torque pipe for tight
> tracks), middle-sized carb insert, motorsaver air filter, 14T Ti
> clutchbell with Proline Badlands tires on her (larger diameter). The
> torquey pipe makes up for the large clutchbell and tall tires and the top
> speed is out of this world.
>
> I'm actually thinking of ditching the Savage and using the $$$ towards a
> new Kyosho Truggy. After driving my Kanai III and Mayhem ST, the ol' Sav
> is just too slow and unmanouverable! It's a pain to work on as
> well...............don't get me wrong, I love it, but the Mayhem ST is
> proving to be MORE durable than the Savage, handles better and is much,
> much faster. Now that I've slapped some 50k in the center diff I should
> be able to tackle the really nasty terrain just as good as with the
> Savage.
>
> Doc
>
Yeah I bought the sav diff exactly for that purpose, just didn't get round
to getting the torsen. But now I know it fits, I'm there!!
I've got a set of badlands as well, but I normally run a set of knuckles on
it, the badlands are bloody insane re traction eh??
Cheers Dre