I'm sorry but i need to make a new thread about this. I can't find the site that sells Quaife's LSD. It was posted before but i can't find it. I've tried going through Quaife but there asleep at he wheel. I want to order it tomorrow if i can find it in time. Thanks

Brian

 

I don't know the site either. I would like to know too though. However good luck. I hope you have enough money to buy it and install it.

 

GM - F35 Saturn Ion Redline / Chevy Cobalt SS s/c - NEW
Part # 57.309.180
List $1,445.00

http://www.quaifeamerica.com/differe.../diff_apps.htm

 

Yeah I thought it was around $1500. I think it will be another $1000 to install too. Thanks atwilson for the info

 

Yeah, I'm wondering why the hell the Quaife for the SS/Redline is so damn expensive. I have lots of friends who got them on numerous other cars for well under $1k. Hopefully the price will go down and/or another company will come out with one.

 

I wish I would have waited to get the g85. For the same price it would have already been installed and would have got the Recaros.

 

Yeah I would have had to lose the GM discount and a whole lot of dealer incentives to get the G85 on mine and would have made it way more expensive, plus I don't like the Recaros. Oh well, guess I'll either have to save up the money or see if something a little more reasonable comes out in the meantime.

 

I don't like the way they look, but I have read they are more supportive. My truck was going down hill so I had to ditch it before it got too expensive to repair.

 

They are more supportive to an extent. But they didn't hit me right, the bulky sides got in the way too much. I just personally did not like them, I drove a car with them after I had already bought mine and that made me all the more glad I didn't get them.

 

aparently looks can be changed ... if you get a g85 package 'after' having already purchased your car the recaro's should be in that package and you should be able to pick a color scheme such as black on red ... im having a guy at a dealership look into it for me since he is in charge of the aftermarket parts department ... he said if the g85 package simply included the seats or were included in the cost then the recaro's should be in that very same package

 

I was told g85 can only be ordered from the factory. You can put your own together but you're paying full price (or close to it) for everything, so $1500 for the Quaife, full price for the seats, plus install. If you can find a way to do it that'd be awesome, but my inquiries with several dealerships were that g85 is factory-install only (at least as a package).

 

Quaife has a batch coming in soon, they said about three weeks. Dang it i don't wanna wait. Eh oh well, i want it so bad. So hopfuly a month and a half from now i will have it installed with some torque braces and the widest tires i can fit on it.

 

Did you plan on installing it yourself or having someone else do it? I would like to know how hard it is or how much it will cost.

 

It costs alot because they are the only one who makes it.

 

Ive just put in a call to Quaife, but their getting ready to go to Sema and have limited staff.

Ill check into it, and see if we can stock it here, and or at least get the part numbers and everything set for it so that we can offer it to Cobalt customers.

 

*looks a service manual for transmission and shivers*


It's not gonna be even close to a bolt on, even for an experienced mechanic.

 

$1500... wow, thats Nuckin Futs!

 

Yeah i'm going to have a tranny shop do it, I prob don't have the proper tools and definitly don't have a nice clean area to do it at. Like someone on here said "If you wanna play you gotta pay." I'll prob do the clutch at the same time so i can be prepared for more power. Maybe a lighter flywheel as well if i can find one.

 

Any news on this??? I was also curious if you found anything on the anti-sway bar? Thanks for looking.

 

u think thats crazy i went to my dealer to see how much just the LSD was before install
$4200 (CAN) about $3500(US). Needless to say i left without saying a word.

 

Yeah, my dealership told me it was gonna cost $3200 US to buy just the LSD. I told them they were insane.

As far as the LSD installation goes, you need to be able to have the car on a full lift at least 3 feet up. Then drop the engine with the tranny, rack and wheels. The whole thing needs to come down. That's not even close to what 99% or people can do in the their garage at home with a weekend.

 

You don't have to drop the engine. You can leave it in by rigging it from above. But, yes the entire engine cradle sub-frame and front drivetrain all the way out to the brakes comes out.

I want to do a clutch. But after studying the clutch replacement procedure in the service manual I don't know if I have the ***** to do it at home.

 

I just got a magazine that has one in the new parts section. It weigh 8.5 lbs. and is made by Fidanza. They also make one for the 2.2L.

 

^^^^ thanks for the info

I didn't see one on their site but i emailed them, I'll find out if they have anything.

 

Yeah it's in the Dec issue of HCI. My dad saw that and picked it up for me. The mag also has an article about tuning the Ecotec cams.