Tran x Plate Vs Quaife Geared LSD

[Mexico]

I have bought a Quaife Helical ATB LSD for my Mk1. Gonna be using a 3.77 english diff. I have a plate type Tran X in my XE'd 100e but never used a Quaife. The reason i bought the Quaife was because the plates in the 100e are forever needing a change. What sort of difference will I notice in terms of going sideways?

 

The 100e will step out whenever I want it to and is very controllable its just a shame i'm breaking plates all the time. The Mk1 has a fast road Pinto fitted so can anybody help?

 

Been told that they are not as snappy as a Tran X and that it will not kick out smoothly

[ratman]

How many times did your plate slipper where the plates out out ? sounds to me as if the diff was set up wrong

 

WPE built Plate type in mine side ways at the prod of me foot

[kev16v]

wot poundage was the diff set to ???

 

sound's as it was set to tight

 

the atb (power lock) diff's are ok (imo) as long as u keep ur foot in.

 

some folks like em some don't

[RS2kSX]

i like it, quiet, maintenance free, power slides ok...

[Mad Mex]

my tran x plate slipper is nice and quiet, no whines knocks etc, 2500 miles of abuse and sweet as a nut.....and i do mean abuse i warped pressure plate on my clutch!!!

 

They do need fitting by someone who knows what there doing tho. Kev at WPE done mine cant recommend them enough

[willsy]

Got a tran x in mine and i find it sweet as a nut

[Mexico]

my old man set mine up, been doing them for years and really knows his stuff on diffs and ratios etc so I'm not sure maybe could of been to tight.

 

reason for the question is that i have been told by numerous people that the quaife atb is more like the slip in a 2.8i cappa special rather than the nuts tran x.

 

Like the sound of the Tran x as it sounds a bit dangerous and love the way the 100e twitches about with the throttle, just not sure if i've made a mistake buying a quaife

[rallyesport04]

my old man set mine up, been doing them for years and really knows his stuff on diffs and ratios etc so I'm not sure maybe could of been to tight.

 

reason for the question is that i have been told by numerous people that the quaife atb is more like the slip in a 2.8i cappa special rather than the nuts tran x.

 

Like the sound of the Tran x as it sounds a bit dangerous and love the way the 100e twitches about with the throttle, just not sure if i've made a mistake buying a quaife

 

the 2.8 is plated like a tran-x

[aden]

got atb in mine cant fault it really transformed my motor

i have never had a plate type one though so i cant compare the two, all i can say is that it was a doddle to fit i built it up myself and touch wood its been faultless