Speaking of exciting Spitfire developments, look what arrived today!

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 11/23/2015 at 16:57 • Filed to: Spit6

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Fresh from Quaife Engineering in Sevenoaks which is actually very close to where I work. If I’d known I’d have gone and picked it up!

HammerheadFistpunch > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2015 at 17:07

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Whats the type and specs? Type 2, 3? Whats the TBR?

EDIT: went looking at the specs are unhelpful at best but my guess is Type 2, unknown TBR.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2015 at 17:08

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Granted, I think the clutchpack Powr-Lok in my Jag rear should be just dandy, but anything bespoke is worth extra attention.

ttyymmnn > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2015 at 17:12

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I’ve always wondered what a thingamajig actually looked like.

Ash78, voting early and often > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2015 at 17:17

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Oh, man, I am tripping balls right now.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > ttyymmnn 11/23/2015 at 17:19

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Surprisingly similar to a doohickey :)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2015 at 17:20

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OMFG they’re expensive

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 11/23/2015 at 17:21

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A gymcrack, on the other hand, looks like this:

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/23/2015 at 17:21

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Did rather nicely in my Jag so I’ve got no complaints about a Powr-Lok :)

I do like the mechanical elegance of a helical diff though. No plates to wear, no fluid to worry about, just gears and witchcraft :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > HammerheadFistpunch 11/23/2015 at 17:23

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Yeah I had a look for that but I couldn’t really find anything. When I’m home I’ll see if have anything in the documentation that came with it...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 11/23/2015 at 17:24

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Yeah really not cheap, but you get what you pay for. I hear their aftercare is excellent, and the product is great.

Plus, if you want an LSD in a small-chassis diff they’re pretty much your only option...

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/23/2015 at 17:36

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Not to be confused with a whatchamacallit, which Hoot Nanny uses to grind smoke with.

ttyymmnn > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2015 at 17:37

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Yeah, it’s pretty easy to confuse the two.

R W > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/24/2015 at 00:56

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the one for my old v6 mustang was super cheap.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > R W 11/24/2015 at 03:49

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Jammy git. I suppose it depends a lot on availability. This is the only company that do them for spitfires, and they’re relatively high end. I picked up my whole lsd diff for my jaaag for 200 quid because they had them from the factory...

R W > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/24/2015 at 09:30

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Yeah the v6 mustang used a lot of the ranger drivetrain so easy parts.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/30/2015 at 13:41

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Does that go into the stock Triumph rear end?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR 11/30/2015 at 16:56

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Yep :) bolts onto the stock crown wheel and the driveshafts slot in. You have to do some modification for some of the higher ratios, but they’re only really of use on racers anyway...

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/30/2015 at 17:00

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How much if you don’t mind me inquiring.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR 11/30/2015 at 17:09

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Of course :) it was £690 directly from quaife, but that includes vat (uk purchase tax). If you’re buying from the states i don’t think you pay that so it’ll be £575.

What’re you thinking?