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do i have a torsen?

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#1 ·
car: 97 with manual windows, mirrors and door locks.

question:
1. do i have a torsen?
2. if i were to go to a junkyard to source one, how do i tell if it's a torsen or not?

thank you!
 
#4 ·
as Emilo from 949 told me...
get in your car and go to a parking lot thats empty...

!!AND SEE IF YOU CAN DRIFT THAT SIZZZZZ!!!

No really crank it hard left or right, i prefer left so i can listen

start driving starting slow then getting faster so you dont do donuts

if the inside tire (if turning left the driver rear) will start to chirp trying to spin then you have torsen
 
#6 ·
10 seconds behind the wheel of the car will tell you if you have a torsen. See comments above.

Crank wheel to the left. Pop clutch. Does the car want to spin quickly or burn up one tire? That'll tell you if you have LSD.

Now if you know you have LSD but you're unsure if it's Torsen or Viscous - I'd have to call the Mazda number because I wouldn't know how to tell otherwise.
 
#15 ·
unless its an r package
2. if i were to go to a junkyard to source one, how do i tell if it's a torsen or not?

thank you!
open diffs if you look through the axle holes theres a shaft that crosses the center, torsens don't have this

i.e.

this is an open diff
 
#22 ·
Awwww...
Be nice to ol' @bloominonion. He and diffs have a rough history! Ask me how I know...lol
 
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