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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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SO im planning to go turbo'd out in may with help of sound performance in illinois a.k.a. SUPRA GODS and i was having a conversation with a member from scion militia and he was saying that the traction on our tc's suck and i would be spinning out in third. Since there is no LSD for our cars and how light they are he has me thinking. Experts what do you guys say.
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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they do make an aftermarket LSD for our cars. Search up and you shall find!
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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Yeah TRD makes one.
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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concur search and you will find. if not its the quaife lsd.. then they slap a TRD on the front.

www.trdsparks.com
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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The lsd wont work for an automatic will it?
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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^nope.
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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hes right the anwser is no..
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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haha thats what i thought. does anyone know why that is?
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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the auto tranny won't hold enough power to required the LSD anyway.

And there are other things you can do. good rubber, motor mounts, launch controll on the Hydra or AEM EMS, etc.
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Y even bother with an auto....
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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Does the OP have an auto? Or is this just for you, browndog? ambigyous2 never mentioned anything about an auto.
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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i was just curious. its not for anyone! I just dont know about lsds at all
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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wat about tracktion bars
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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you will need AWD conversion to get traction with the SP kit i rarely ever get traction, granted i dont have suspension upgrades other than the ingalls k strut bar in the rear.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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the car is an auto suckered by my wife slash patrolwoman is besides the lsd which i know i cant use thanks to you guys. Suspension work with upgraded rotors will help with the traction on the car I/H/E' s get kinda boring after killing kia's and civics that dont know how to shift.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Tyres....Get them, use them.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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you talking drag strip or road coarse?
For either, tires will be first. then stiffer suspension, preferabley fully adjustable coilovers.
Like I said, with an auto, you aint gonna go over 260whp anyway, so the LSD would be unnecessary.

For a road coarse, I would add the hothchkis front/rear sways and the stoptech stage2 brake kit to the list.
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