Guest 3154tm Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 hi all, i' m new to the group so i did a quick search, but couldn't find the info i was looking for. hopefully, one of you longtime members can point me in the right direction. trying to determine if the R230 differential in the infinity q45 can be used as a direct replacement for the R230 used in various Z cars. i realize the ratios are different but are the external dimensions( length, width, flanges,etc) exactly the same? thanks. frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD D Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 The R230 is bigger and you will need to make mods to make it fit in a 240Z,260Z or a 280Z. The R200 is a bolt in with the right parts. The R230 came in Z32s and Q45s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 R-230 in the Q is longer than the one in the 300z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 And the R230 is HEAVIER! OMG, that thing ways a ton....here's some pix, do a search for front mounts, etc. http://www.v8zcar.com/s30z/r230.htm http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18676 Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 And the R230 is HEAVIER! OMG' date=' that thing ways a ton.... Owen[/quote'] Naw, you're just too puny Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 3154tm Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 wow, this group has more depth and width than any i've ever seen! thanks for the replies. is the q45 r230 longer because of the case or does it have a different pinion flange? if so can this flange be swapped out with one from a z32 r230 diff? thanks. frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 http://www.240sx.org/links/installs/lsd2/ says, "The biggest problem with the 300zx is that the output flanges are different. The look like a '5 star' flange where the 240sx uses 3 sets of 2. " So the Q45 is the same as the 240SX? Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Q diff housing is longer thatn the 300z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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