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240sxhed · 08-31-2003, 01:44 PM

I wasn't sure if i my car came with a VLSD so since it was nice out today i decided to find out. went to a back road reved to about 4 grand and droped it. TWO STRIPES!!! just to make sure i did it twice more and two stripes every time. it made my day just thought i would share it with everyone.

VLSD

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 01:55 PM

Wow, cool man

Umm, do you have the vlsd sticker on the case ? just curious ? what model and yr S13 ?

I had two strips on my underwear .. I think I have 2 way lsd

hookedup240 · 08-31-2003, 01:56 PM

congrats, welcome to the club

KiDyNomiTe · 08-31-2003, 01:58 PM

89 with LSD?

Jsquared · 08-31-2003, 01:58 PM

just to be sure, go into a BIG empty parking lot, crank wheel to one side, launch. i have seen open-diff cars leave 2 marks in a straight line before. doing it in a donut will be more precise

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 02:00 PM

Come down .. it's an 89

U have none, unless the onwer before you had it install which i doubt.
sorry to **** on your head .. but you have open-dffffffffff

240sxhed · 08-31-2003, 02:07 PM

ok this is going to be long..... the vin number comes up as an 89. but the car came with a dual cam motor the 91 and up front bumper. the 91 and up wheels. the spoiler thing. and from what ive been told those options were never on an 89. so maybe i ahve a switched vin number. the title is a reconstructed title. i did a car fax on the vin and it said it had severe front end damage so i was thinking maybe they switched everything from the firewall and up with that from a 91+ S13. but that wouldn't explain the wheels and the spoiler.
any imput????

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 02:11 PM

Who did you buy it from ?

Pull off teh "VLSD" and crack it open, take a picture of the internals, post it and we'll tell you

Jsquared · 08-31-2003, 02:12 PM

try my method first, easier than opening things up

240sxhed · 08-31-2003, 02:15 PM

i bought it from small dealership about ten miles from where i live. i start commuting to school on tuesday so i won't be able to pop it off quite yet but with in the next month or so i might be able to at my girlfriends step dads garage. and still being a newbie and not exactly a computer wiz could you tell me exactly how to post pics and ill throw a few of the car up as it sits thanks guys!

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 02:21 PM

When you post, right under this text box, you will see a option called attach file, click on the browse icon, then it will allow you to browse through your computer and upload a picture
try it, it's a rush... XPLOSIVE !

720_datsun · 08-31-2003, 02:30 PM

yeah im new to the 240 thing so which years had vlsd?

*sykikchimp* · 08-31-2003, 02:37 PM

lol.. or he could just jack up the car,and spin one wheel, if the other spins the opposite direction, you have open diff.

240sxhed · 08-31-2003, 02:45 PM

what if the other wheel doesnt' spin at all when the car is in neutral. is this open diff or VLSD. i would think VLSD because vlsds work because of fluid becoming more viscous between platesin the diff when the two wheels are spinning at different speeds therefore clamping the plates together and causing both wheels to spin at the same speed. so in saying that when the car is motion less on jack stands if one wheel is spun wouldn't the other remain still?????

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 02:52 PM

one wheel spin

open open 24hr open diff

SKYchipper, gotta make the guy work, cant always take hte easy way out, it's a jungle out there, sometimes it makes me wonder ......

240sxhed · 08-31-2003, 02:54 PM

and open diffs can leave two stripes?

boro240 · 08-31-2003, 03:03 PM

open diffs can do a lot of things, nothing is a guarantee unless you open it up.

but the only cars that came with LSD were 91-93 SE fastbacks with Super HICAS.

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by boro240

but the only cars that came with LSD were 91-93 SE fastbacks with Super HICAS.

Negative brudder

If you had HICAS you had vlsd, no doubt

BUT you could also have vlsd w/o hicas since it wa a dealer option, but how many ppl acutally sprung for it .. hmmm

zerozerozero

mbmbmb23 · 08-31-2003, 03:50 PM

The dashboard could have been replaced with an junkyard dash from an 89....but the car is really 91-93....(mine was...and I had to swap VIN plates). See if the dash VIN matches the one inside the door...not just the one on the title. To really know you'll need to jack up the entire rear and spin a wheel.

-m

twitchy · 08-31-2003, 03:58 PM

my car is a 1993, although its got the hood off of a 1977 cadillac just for ****s and giggles, and a VLSD off a Lamborghini Diablo...

Just kiddin

mine has vlsd and non hicas

Kid Zelda · 08-31-2003, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by James
Jack up the rear and spin a wheel, already.

die ^^^^^ now^^^^^

rednerd · 09-02-2003, 09:12 PM

I had a broken open diff, and it left posi strips. The diff. always whined something awefull. I think the spider gears were binding really bad.

240sxhed · 09-02-2003, 09:19 PM

bye whineing do you mean noise. mine makes no noise whatsoever.
anyway i am waiting to do the donut thing to see if i leave two stripes. but its been raining for like 3 days so that woudl kinda defeat the purposte :hammer:

MikeDeuce · 09-02-2003, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 240sxhed
and open diffs can leave two stripes?

I've never checked w/ my 240, but my SW20 MR2 has an open diff and leaves two very lovely black stripes consistently.

Fastback180 · 09-02-2003, 10:34 PM

Dude, lemme get some LSD.

Just kidding.

rednerd · 09-02-2003, 10:42 PM

Yah, my diff. made serious amounts of noise. I used to shift way too early thinking that I was winding the engine out. When I bought the car the diff. was almost empty...

I'm not sure if this is 100%, but the covers on my lsd and open diffs are different. If you post a pick I can probably tell you...

Either way, the best way to tell if you have a lsd is to jack the car up and try to spin a wheel. Beating on your car by doing donuts probably isn't the best of ideas.

wingsnthangs · 09-03-2003, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 240sxhed
ok this is going to be long..... the vin number comes up as an 89. but the car came with a dual cam motor the 91 and up front bumper. the 91 and up wheels. the spoiler thing. and from what ive been told those options were never on an 89. so maybe i ahve a switched vin number. the title is a reconstructed title. i did a car fax on the vin and it said it had severe front end damage so i was thinking maybe they switched everything from the firewall and up with that from a 91+ S13. but that wouldn't explain the wheels and the spoiler.
any imput????

If youre curious as to whether your car is a 89-90 or a 91-93, here are some more differences: 89 steering wheel doesnt have the plastic silver nissan logo on the horn button, as 91+ do. 89 speedometer goes to 115mph (dunno about marks/notches) in numbers, whereas 91+ speedometer only goes up to 110.

240silvia · 09-03-2003, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by twitchy
my car is a 1993, although its got the hood off of a 1977 cadillac just for ****s and giggles, and a VLSD off a Lamborghini Diablo...

Just kiddin

mine has vlsd and non hicas

You are also in Canada, you guys got everything we didn't get in the states. Well.... at least more of it.

jenne313 · 09-03-2003, 09:34 AM

August's Sport Compact has a lovely article about the LSD swap for Project Silvia. Go read it.

twitchy · 09-03-2003, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 240silvia
You are also in Canada, you guys got everything we didn't get in the states. Well.... at least more of it.

yep..you pay a premium for the 240 here though...their market value is higher since they are so rare. You should see the resale value too...phenomenal.

Yeah we got everything...including the nice bumper lights!!!

08-31-2003, 01:44 PM	#1
240sxhed Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	YES...... i do have VLSD I wasn't sure if i my car came with a VLSD so since it was nice out today i decided to find out. went to a back road reved to about 4 grand and droped it. TWO STRIPES!!! just to make sure i did it twice more and two stripes every time. it made my day just thought i would share it with everyone. VLSD __________________ 1989 240SX SE fastback KA24DE.

08-31-2003, 01:56 PM	#3
hookedup240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ Age: 41 Posts: 1,149 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	congrats, welcome to the club __________________ 1991 240sx se 5spd - sold 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege

08-31-2003, 01:58 PM	#4
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	89 with LSD? __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

08-31-2003, 01:58 PM	#5
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 503 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just to be sure, go into a BIG empty parking lot, crank wheel to one side, launch. i have seen open-diff cars leave 2 marks in a straight line before. doing it in a donut will be more precise __________________ 1992 SR coupe, ~11psi a.k.a. "Zip-Tie" www.carolinanissans.com

08-31-2003, 02:07 PM	#7
240sxhed Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	ok this is going to be long..... the vin number comes up as an 89. but the car came with a dual cam motor the 91 and up front bumper. the 91 and up wheels. the spoiler thing. and from what ive been told those options were never on an 89. so maybe i ahve a switched vin number. the title is a reconstructed title. i did a car fax on the vin and it said it had severe front end damage so i was thinking maybe they switched everything from the firewall and up with that from a 91+ S13. but that wouldn't explain the wheels and the spoiler. any imput???? __________________ 1989 240SX SE fastback KA24DE.

08-31-2003, 01:55 PM	#2
Kid Zelda BANNED Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow, cool man Umm, do you have the vlsd sticker on the case ? just curious ? what model and yr S13 ? I had two strips on my underwear .. I think I have 2 way lsd

08-31-2003, 02:00 PM	#6
Kid Zelda BANNED Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Come down .. it's an 89 U have none, unless the onwer before you had it install which i doubt. sorry to **** on your head .. but you have open-dffffffffff

08-31-2003, 02:11 PM	#8
Kid Zelda BANNED Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Who did you buy it from ? Pull off teh "VLSD" and crack it open, take a picture of the internals, post it and we'll tell you

08-31-2003, 02:12 PM	#9
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 503 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	try my method first, easier than opening things up __________________ 1992 SR coupe, ~11psi a.k.a. "Zip-Tie" www.carolinanissans.com

08-31-2003, 02:15 PM	#10
240sxhed Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i bought it from small dealership about ten miles from where i live. i start commuting to school on tuesday so i won't be able to pop it off quite yet but with in the next month or so i might be able to at my girlfriends step dads garage. and still being a newbie and not exactly a computer wiz could you tell me exactly how to post pics and ill throw a few of the car up as it sits thanks guys! __________________ 1989 240SX SE fastback KA24DE.

08-31-2003, 02:21 PM	#11
Kid Zelda BANNED Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	When you post, right under this text box, you will see a option called attach file, click on the browse icon, then it will allow you to browse through your computer and upload a picture try it, it's a rush... XPLOSIVE !

08-31-2003, 02:30 PM	#12
720_datsun Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Peterson AFB Age: 40 Posts: 436 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah im new to the 240 thing so which years had vlsd?

08-31-2003, 02:37 PM	#13
sykikchimp WOW addicted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the moon Age: 44 Posts: 6,525 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol.. or he could just jack up the car,and spin one wheel, if the other spins the opposite direction, you have open diff. __________________

08-31-2003, 02:45 PM	#14
240sxhed Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	what if the other wheel doesnt' spin at all when the car is in neutral. is this open diff or VLSD. i would think VLSD because vlsds work because of fluid becoming more viscous between platesin the diff when the two wheels are spinning at different speeds therefore clamping the plates together and causing both wheels to spin at the same speed. so in saying that when the car is motion less on jack stands if one wheel is spun wouldn't the other remain still????? __________________ 1989 240SX SE fastback KA24DE.

08-31-2003, 02:52 PM	#15
Kid Zelda BANNED Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	one wheel spin open open 24hr open diff SKYchipper, gotta make the guy work, cant always take hte easy way out, it's a jungle out there, sometimes it makes me wonder ......

08-31-2003, 02:54 PM	#16
240sxhed Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	and open diffs can leave two stripes? __________________ 1989 240SX SE fastback KA24DE.

08-31-2003, 03:03 PM	#17
boro240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 40 Posts: 1,324 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	open diffs can do a lot of things, nothing is a guarantee unless you open it up. but the only cars that came with LSD were 91-93 SE fastbacks with Super HICAS.

08-31-2003, 03:50 PM	#19
mbmbmb23 Zilvia Contributor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC. Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: mbmbmb23 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The dashboard could have been replaced with an junkyard dash from an 89....but the car is really 91-93....(mine was...and I had to swap VIN plates). See if the dash VIN matches the one inside the door...not just the one on the title. To really know you'll need to jack up the entire rear and spin a wheel. -m

08-31-2003, 03:58 PM	#20
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my car is a 1993, although its got the hood off of a 1977 cadillac just for **s and giggles, and a VLSD off a Lamborghini Diablo... Just kiddin mine has vlsd and non hicas __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow**

09-02-2003, 09:12 PM	#22
rednerd Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 180 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a broken open diff, and it left posi strips. The diff. always whined something awefull. I think the spider gears were binding really bad.

09-02-2003, 09:19 PM	#23
240sxhed Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	bye whineing do you mean noise. mine makes no noise whatsoever. anyway i am waiting to do the donut thing to see if i leave two stripes. but its been raining for like 3 days so that woudl kinda defeat the purposte :hammer: __________________ 1989 240SX SE fastback KA24DE.

09-02-2003, 10:34 PM	#25
Fastback180 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NoVA at heart Posts: 939 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Fastback180 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dude, lemme get some LSD. Just kidding. __________________

09-02-2003, 10:42 PM	#26
rednerd Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 180 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yah, my diff. made serious amounts of noise. I used to shift way too early thinking that I was winding the engine out. When I bought the car the diff. was almost empty... I'm not sure if this is 100%, but the covers on my lsd and open diffs are different. If you post a pick I can probably tell you... Either way, the best way to tell if you have a lsd is to jack the car up and try to spin a wheel. Beating on your car by doing donuts probably isn't the best of ideas.

09-03-2003, 09:34 AM	#29
jenne313 Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio Age: 43 Posts: 123 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	August's Sport Compact has a lovely article about the LSD swap for Project Silvia. Go read it.