The definitive word on the LSD
 

As most of you have ben hearing, the LSD is standard on the SS...period. A friend from another site emailed Mark Stielow for me (the guy who designed the suspension for the SS and is renowned for the cars he's built like the Thrasher camaro, the Mule and most recently Maltitude which is a twin turbo small block '64 Malibu) and Stielow told him the LSD is standard. :cool:

i really want you to be right, but all the magazines say they are not. it really would make sense to make it standard as it would be eaiser to produce a product with less options

lsd??
 

i know what lsd stands for but what exactly does it do? just make the 2 power wheels turn at same speeds so no traction slip? or does it send power to certain wheels??

I hope the guy who built the car is right, too!! :cool:

Enjoy
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l-lsj-performance-tech-47/lsd-26/

Thats great news, are you really sure about this? I thought it was going to be part of the "performance package", but if it will really come standard then that is just awesome.

Keep us updated, it would be great to have the LSD without paying extra and getting the Racaros :cssNET:

I should reprase ......the SS s/c. That's directly what I was told but as usual check the order sheet carefully before ordering to make sure that if it is on there, you check it off. This is not a chain mail answer...someone asked the man himself on my behalf and that's the answer I got. Please don't hate me if he's wrong :)

I work at a Nissan dealership and a LSD comes STANDARD on the Sentra SE-R SPEC V...

2005 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V

Standard Features

* 175-hp, 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine
* 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission
* Helical limited-slip differential

If Nissan can make this option standard, so can General Motors. Would make sense since it would make production of the vehicles a lot easier.

Maybe part of the SS delay is Chevy doesn't know what to do with it :)

Im waiving the bs flag - i highly doubt LSD will be standard... it would certainly kick ass though

Like I said, check your option box to be sure but that's what I was told and the people I talk to aren't novices, they're grown men who are their industry leaders in the hobby and build 100K custom cars. I wouldn't intentionally mislead anyone just for a thread on Cobaltss.net, y'know?

Jeff emailed Mark and then wrote Mark's response back to me I hope this is a little reassuring. :cool:

Then again, gm does change it's mind pretty frequently..... who knows...

Hope so, but word fromt he chvy boys was it was not STD but an option only in the competition pkg, funny thing is on the Ion RL it is also an option only included on the comp pkg...

ION Red Line Competition Package Details

A new competition package available interim 2005 model year takes the supercharged, 205-horsepower Saturn Ion Red Line to the next level for sport compact enthusiasts. A limited slip differential and boost gauge with an illuminated ladder tachometer highlight the optional package and will help the driver wring out every last ounce of performance from this race-inspired offering from Saturn.

The Competition Package includes:


Limited slip differential
Column-mounted boost gauge with programmable performance illuminated ladder tachometer
Projector beam fog lamps
Custom gray painted wheels with accent polished rim


IRL comp edtion

I hope the SS gets the LSD.

:cssNET:

my dealer called my house, left a message, he must of made some calls and, he said LSD is standerd on the Cobalt SS, yes!!!!!, he even said i know more then him and other stuff, thanks to this site!, best cobalt ss page on the web, thanks guys, and thats the word LSD is standerd!

All in all everyone not many people REALLY know...but i'm going to support Zephix's answer..i say if a designer is wrong then WHO knows lol

LSD standard
 

i'll belive it when i see it,
'till then i'll pray

mabye they made this decision when producing the preproduction, but decided to make it optional in order to get more profit out of it??? :mad:

The LSD is not standard.. Well, from all of the 5 magazine reviews ive read.. Its an OPTION.

Don't believe everything you read, including here ;)
No one, and I mean no-one can find an RPO option code for the Recaro seats and LSD. I don't think anyone will know for sure for another week or two here. Regardless of what I think I know and what the magazines say, it's ultimately up to GM. One can only hope as it would just make sense. :cool:

True, but dont get me wrong Im HOPING this LSD is standard lol..

Any word if you can get LSD after market through GM? Say put it on a 2.2 Coupe ?

Guys/gals...just wanted to make sure I popped in and apologized for my misinformation. There's not much I hate more than people starting rumors but in my only defense I guess the designers of the vehicles don't always get what they want either. So, in a ploy to squeeze more $$ out of us, gm apparently decided to charge for the non-standard ss LSD and throw in some crappy looking seats while they were at it.

Sorry :cssNET: