Quaife vs Peloquin (was: Peloquin shim kit question...)

[sfwilliams@home.com (Scott F. Williams)]

The shim kits and a Quaife should simply not be compared. The difference is
tremendous. One offers a subtle improvement for a very modest price. The
other makes for a night/day difference for a high premium. As for your
150hp, you've definitely got enough under the hood for a Quaife to help you
out. All I had in the Warpig (my old 2.0l 8v-powered Rabbit GTI rallycar)
was about that much power.

The Quaife was so magnificent that I swore I was driving AWD the first time
out there on the stage roads. Nail the gas mid-turn and your line
*tightens*! The effects on wet pavement are just as dramatic. On dry grippy
surfaces, the difference is also great, but at higher speeds.

I'll never go back to an open diff. They truly suck. :^)

P.S. A great thing about a Quaife on the street is that you can run a front
swaybar without any fear of losing traction out of the corners. I wonder
what Shine Racing would say about that!
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."

Check out our rally team's website!
http://www.usrallyteam.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Toomasson
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:08 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Quaife vs Peloquin (was: Peloquin shim kit question...)
>
>
> Is it really that much of a night-and-day difference?
>
> Is it really necessary to go with the Quaife for ~150 hp (crank) daily
> driver? The cost of the Peloquin makes it an attractive option.
> How many of
> you are using Quaifes or PQs?
>
> TIA, JT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <thescirocco@juno.com>
> To: <jester@westfailure.net>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Peloquin shim kit question...
>
>
> > On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 07:30:35 -0600 (CST)
> <jester@westfailure.net> writes:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > the peloquin shim kit, will it work in a 2H or 4K transaxle?
> > >
> > > One or the other, both??? (i am shopping for a lower final drive
> > > trans. to
> > > throw a bolt kit &/or shim kit in. If i go hog mad i might get a
> > > quaife...)
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > It will work with the 4K, because they came with the factory 2% LSD and
> > 100mm CV flanges bolt right up.
> >
> > Most 2H do not come with the factory LSD, but I've seen A late 2H with
> > the factory LSD...
> > The case has to be clearanced on the 2H to fit the larger CV's...
> >
> > Since you haven't bought the transaxle yet, the 4K is the way to go.
> >
> > '84 Scirocco, '84 Rabbit GTI, '84 Jetta GLi...
> >
> > Peter  http://thescirocco.com - Discount dealer - http://tttuning.com -
> > Peloquin - http://quaifeamerica.com/ - http://www.autotech.com/ -
> > http://www.magnecor.com/ - http://ronalusa.com - Bear, DE 19701
> > '79 Scirocco 16V, '81 Scirocco, '83 GTI,  '84.5 Scirocco
> > '84 GTI - SciRollers: '79 , '84 , '88
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