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Apr 6, 2005 | 03:45 PM

surfnaked

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ls1 rx7ers here...

I have an 86 that needs ANOTHER rearend and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with swapping in a different one. Any 12 bolts or corvette rears out there that would work? This is getting old changing out the rear more often than the oil.

Apr 6, 2005 | 04:39 PM

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i still got stock turbo II one lol...these should hold up to 400 rwhp

Apr 7, 2005 | 07:48 AM

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Apr 7, 2005 | 03:17 PM

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i still got stock turbo II one lol...these should hold up to 400 rwhp

They can handle the power fine, they just cant handle any kind of launch.

Apr 7, 2005 | 09:26 PM

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its a posi. what other rear end has a better launch?

Apr 8, 2005 | 11:56 AM

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There are 2 guys with SBC/SBF and a NOS shot running mid 9's@140mph+ with stock T2 rear ends in 2nd gen cars. '86-88 (S4) is the desired one since it has a clutch pack style LSD.

What kills the rear ends is the manual transmission and hard launches on slicks. Both guys above run autos which is softer on parts.

I have an S4 LSD in my '93 FD pumpkin. Many FD racers install this and are running 10's with no problems.

-Mark