Quaife for DSG!

[Stiggy]

Just found some interesting info about the DSG 'box:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=988

looks like someone has fitted a quaife lsd to their dsg 'box.

[RedRobin]

....I'm planning to do the same.

Is this the thread?? - http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3494550

[Stiggy]

....I'm planning to do the same.

Is this the thread?? - http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3494550

Yes that's the one.  Its surprising to see how brave the americans are in messing with their dsg like that!  Nearly all of them want to do it themselves   do you know of anyone in the uk with the knowledge and expertise to fit it?

[RedRobin]

Its surprising to see how brave the americans are in messing with their dsg like that!  Nearly all of them want to do it themselves   do you know of anyone in the uk with the knowledge and expertise to fit it?

....I know, most of the American GTI boys are crazy!! Check out http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14 and also their Cosmetic Mods forum!

Yes, I do know someone who has fitted many Peloquin and Quaife diffs but not to the DSG yet. He has said he'll only undertake it after he's researched it enough to be absolutely confident in what he's doing. He's already done a lot of work on my GTI so I trust him greatly. I'll PM you his details and email (so the spam robots can't pick it up from here).

I most certainly wouldn't dream of cracking open a DSG box of tricks myself!!!!!

[Stiggy]

Its surprising to see how brave the americans are in messing with their dsg like that!  Nearly all of them want to do it themselves   do you know of anyone in the uk with the knowledge and expertise to fit it?

....I know, most of the American GTI boys are crazy!! Check out http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14 and also their Cosmetic Mods forum!

Yes, I do know someone who has fitted many Peloquin and Quaife diffs but not to the DSG yet. He has said he'll only undertake it after he's researched it enough to be absolutely confident in what he's doing. He's already done a lot of work on my GTI so I trust him greatly. I'll PM you his details and email (so the spam robots can't pick it up from here).

I most certainly wouldn't dream of cracking open a DSG box of tricks myself!!!!!

Thanks in advance.  Looks like this mod may have to wait until the warranty runs out!  Shame they didn't put an lsd in the first place.  I remember there were rumours about an lsd in the e30 before official details about the car were released.  Anyway, would make a good addition to a hardcore version of a mk6 gti - edition 35 perhaps.....

[RedRobin]

Thanks in advance.  Looks like this mod may have to wait until the warranty runs out!  Shame they didn't put an lsd in the first place.  I remember there were rumours about an lsd in the e30 before official details about the car were released.  Anyway, would make a good addition to a hardcore version of a mk6 gti - edition 35 perhaps.....

....Including a LSD/ATB as standard would add extra cost for the customer and the majority of Mk5 GTI drivers probably don't want or need it. I'm keen on it but still not 100% until I've driven one. And I'll wait for my warranty to end too.

 

[RedRobin]

Perhaps this topic ought to be retitled "Quaife for DSG" or similar as it's more about the diff than a general DSG subject (Hurdy?).

I was driving past Portsmouth today so dropped by JKM and had a long chat with Jim about diffs for the GTI. He reckons that Peloquin is a little bit more hardcore and feels slightly harsher and so more suitable for the track. Whereas the Quaife is very smooth and you'll only know it's fitted because of how the car pulls out of corners better. There's no real difference in their construction quality he reckons.

What he wants to do with mine is fit the original filter back into the DSG after Quaife installation and then go for a 50 mile drive to know it's all settled. And then change the filter to a new one. That's the kind of caring guy he is .

[Peskarik]

Perhaps this topic ought to be retitled "Quaife for DSG" or similar as it's more about the diff than a general DSG subject (Hurdy?).

I was driving past Portsmouth today so dropped by JKM and had a long chat with Jim about diffs for the GTI. He reckons that Peloquin is a little bit more hardcore and feels slightly harsher and so more suitable for the track. Whereas the Quaife is very smooth and you'll only know it's fitted because of how the car pulls out of corners better. There's no real difference in their construction quality he reckons.

What he wants to do with mine is fit the original filter back into the DSG after Quaife installation and then go for a 50 mile drive to know it's all settled. And then change the filter to a new one. That's the kind of caring guy he is .

give him a kiss on a cheek 

[TeddyKGB]

....I know, most of the American GTI boys are crazy!!

Yeh but they are also very stupid!

[RedRobin]

For those interested, here's a link to info about the Quaife ATB. Obviously it's marketing Quaife's product but it does explain well how an ATB works:

http://www.quaife.co.uk/What-is-a-Quaife-ATB-differential

There's no doubt in my mind that as cars develop more power from the driving wheels for the ECU to manage, there's more need for ATB's to manage potential wheelspin/grip and improve handling. More performance cars would benefit from having such devices as standard but I guess it's all down to final cost and not everyone wanting to drive fast (but safely within the road conditions). In fact, there's an increasing number of idiots out there who want us all to drive at 40 mph everywhere outside the limited speed zones because they believe it will save the planet! The planet will be fine and manage as it always has done before mankind.

[Thanks Hurdy for editing topic title - It'll make it easier for future searches by people interested]