sup guys,

i was wondring if my 98 maxima has LSD on it, i am not really sure about that but some ppl were telling me that it comes with 1.5, is that true or not?

thanks.

 

no it doesnt have lsd. only the i30 5 speed had lsd.

 

nor even the 5SP SE?

 

Nope.

~THT

 

no not even 5 sp SE models. only 5 sp i30 models. that is why people always are lookingto get a i30 lsd tranny when going from auto to stick. the 5.5 gen had lsd but that was rare. and i want one so bad.

 

what u guys think about 2 way LSD

 

Sounds like you and your buddies play too much grand turismo

 

i got LSD, but its still in the mail, poo...

 

actually i dont play grand turismo

 

All this talk about lsd's I still havent seen a dyno run comparison w or w/o one, still havent seen the difference it makes in the 1/4' Dont know about road racing though

 

WTF?? Dyno comparison?? You think LSD's add HP??

Your posts get more and more incoherent all the time...

 

^^^ omg you dont get my point. If you read the rest of what I wrote youll get my point, I know they dont add hp, For those who are a little slow, My point was is the point of having lsd is????

 

You're asking for a damn dyno comparison with and without an LSD and I'm the slow one right? And to find out what the point of having and LSD is, google it.

 

My 98 SE has LSD. It is Canadian though.

 

LSD is for traction. lsd does not add any power....in fact it might suck power depending on which unit is used. it offers a huge gain in turns and twisties and i cant imagine it hurting from a standstill.

some canadian 5spds are LSD along with the I30.

 

Maxima ES and I30 5speed are the only 95-99 that had LSD stock.

 

i have LSD, well the car was made for Canada. but i bought it in chicago from a guy that used to live in Canada, and now i have the car. not a real big thing. but when i take a sharp right turn, the right side wheel will spin faster. and burn out.

 

That's what an LSD is supposed to prevent.

 

you get DSL when you drive a maxima

 

What?

 

so the wheel isnt supposed to spin faster? all i know is i smell rubber when i floor it on a turn. but i dont loose directon on where i want my car to go.

 

LSD = Limited Slip Differential.

on most cars, it comes with "open differentials." the way you can tell is, when you lift up the front of your car, and spin one wheel, the other wheel should spin the opposite direction. LSD equipped cars, when you spin one wheel, both wheels will turn the same direction. It does this because LSD has either, gears, viscous liquid, or clutch packs inside that lock up the differential when it feels that one wheel is getting a biased amount of torque.
A lot of SUV's or trucks come with an optional "locking" differentials, which helps them reduce the chance of getting stuck in mud holes or helps them get out of mud holes when stuck.
Have you ever been stuck in snow, and when trying to free yourself, only one tire spins... well, if you had LSD, you wouldn't have that issue.

1 way diff only locks up during accelaration
1.5 way diff locks up full on accel, and partial on deccel
2 way diffs lock up full during accel and deccel

a lot of guys who auto-X...drift... drag race have LSD's... it's night and day difference!
for daily driving though...it clunks clanks and makes really really loud noises when the LSD engages...

 

Diffs make a huge difference at the track, they'll make that launch alot easier and make the car launch evenly without having one tire lose traction. 60 foot times will be nicely lowered if your a good driver.

 

With a properly functioning LSD, applying power in a turn will result in no wheelspin, or both wheels spinning.

I know when driving my friend's Spec-V sentra (with mechanical LSD) I can floor it in first gear around a sharp turn and get no wheelspin. The car just pulls hard as hell around the curve.