LSD on Auto Solara

by **Vampire** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 11:40 am

Thanks for the info. I have a mechanic that looks like a bald Gomer Pyle but he knows his stuff and does a good job. No Toyota service for me.

cdssolara wrote:I think that the shop that did the install screwed up when they put the tranny back and reconnected the front axle assemblies...

by **cdssolara** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 3:09 pm

Esotericx wrote:Carlo, did you take it to Tech 3?

Yes, I did, Brandon. To be fair to them, they have been very helpful in trying to diagnose the problem. Unfortunately, it has meant a lot of time hanging around their shop while they work on it. Originally, they thought it was a problem with the front swaybar, but after swapping the OE back in for the Whiteline, the sound was still there. Same result when they thought it was the struts. All I can say is that I did not have that sound before they did the work on the car, so it must have something to do with what they did. I'll probably be back down there this week. Strangely enough, with all of the rain, the sound has disappeared, at least for now. I'm baffled.

by **SC V6** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:23 pm

is this still impossible? What is it exactly that makes this only good for manuals?

also what model of tranny is in the 99 automatic solara's V6?

by **cdssolara** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:51 pm

I thought lsd's were only made for manual transmissions until fairly recently. We also own a G35, so I keep up with those online forums, too. I recently read that there is an lsd available for the G35 with an auto tranny. I haven't heard of one being available for the Camry/Solara platform, though.

by **Mole** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:18 pm

cdssolara wrote:I thought lsd's were only made for manual transmissions until fairly recently. We also own a G35, so I keep up with those online forums, too. I recently read that there is an lsd available for the G35 with an auto tranny. I haven't heard of one being available for the Camry/Solara platform, though.

LSD is applicable on FR cars.

its better known as posi trac for domestics.

by **cdssolara** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:23 pm

That's true, but what they were discussing on the G35 forum were real aftermarket lsd's.

by **JoeB** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:07 am

BogeyMan, what is "FR"?

There are LSDs for front wheel drive automatics. I just can't find one for our car. If anyone finds one, let us know. -JoeB

by **Mole** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 8:30 am

JoeB wrote:BogeyMan, what is "FR"?

There are LSDs for front wheel drive automatics. I just can't find one for our car. If anyone finds one, let us know. -JoeB

FR- front engine, rear wheel drive.

FF- front engine, front wheel drive

MR- mid ship engine, rear wheel drive (MR2 aka sw20)

by **impactX** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:55 pm

wow revival of the dead thread

Anyways, no room for LSD on the AT. So don't bother to make it any faster haha.

by **SC V6** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:34 pm

wanna race?

by **Yanks0114** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:10 pm

Kung Fighting Fu wrote:this LSD, does it only apply to cars with manual trannies? cuz I am thinking of making my solara I4 (auto) push at 300 horses or a little bit below. I know I will get less tire spin with a turbocharger but I just wanna know if Limited slip applies to cars with auto trannies.

Before you worry about LSD, first you should be more realistic. Sell the I4 and get a v6 if you want to mod

by **krawzyazn** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:46 pm

Kung Fighting Fu wrote:this LSD, does it only apply to cars with manual trannies? cuz I am thinking of making my solara I4 (auto) push at 300 horses or a little bit below. I know I will get less tire spin with a turbocharger but I just wanna know if Limited slip applies to cars with auto trannies.

wow you want 300 hp with a I4 good luck hope you got a lot of $$ to burn its cheaper and easier for a civic I4 to get 300 hp then to get a solara I4 300 hp

by **cdssolara** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:26 pm

I agree with the last couple of posts. I've had to spend a lot of time and go through a lot of frustration to get over 300 hp (flywheel) out of my V6. Personally, I don't feel it's worth the aggravation, and I would never do this again on a car that wasn't designed to be a performance car. To try to accomplish this with the I4 really seems like an exercise in futility. If you think that you'll truly be happy with this car at 300 hp, then go for it and good luck to you. My advice would be to read through all the problems that people have experienced in trying to maximize power on this car before you do anything.

by **impactX** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:31 pm

ScottV6 wrote:wanna race?

nah hehe you probably have the most powerful V6 AT right now on this planet.

But if you actually convert it to manual, you will find it much more worthwhile (the shorter gear ratio and a LSD will help your car perform much better than a built Torque Converter). It's actually not as expensive as most people think...

http://tt-cc.com/ratko/swap/index.html

Think about it, it's probably well within your budget.

I just don't want to go through the hassle of making a car which wasn't meant to be a high performance car into something much better performance-wise. After test-driving a Mini Cooper S, I know I'd never be able to make the Solara as nimble. After sitting in a Corvette C5, I know I will never be able to make the Solara accelerate as fast without costing an arm and a leg.

Anyways, I modify the car so that I can drive a bit harder on the street.

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