Tim240z Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 I have been looking into what else could be used for the rear end that will hold up well with the SBC conversion. I can't help but think that the bigger series BMW units would work well. The ratios are good (from 3.2 +- to 3.9 +-) and many have 25% LSDs. I spoke to a technician at Korman Auto Works, who is an authorized BMW, Bosch retailer in the MidWest. They offer many performance upgrades, including a change to 75% lockup LSD and an all gear biasing LSD. Anyway, this guy does recommend the BMW units, saying they will not hold up to the HP of a SBC. I can't help believing that the BMW stuff is plenty strong, they come out of heavy cars, producing pretty good torque.....what do guys think?? Something out of a 5, 6 or 7 series BMW should be mint. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Shoot us a pic so we can see what sort of hoops you'll be jumping through to bolt it up. Methinks that for the trouble you'd be better off buying an LSD R200 or adapting an R230 which is at least close. What makes you believe that the R200 won't hold up? Folks here aren't popping them left and right - Scottie changed his for a better gear ration, he wasn't blowing them up with trans brake DRAG launches so... Why the worry? Until I break mine I'm sticking with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Adkins Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 I was looking into BMW diffs awhile ago; ring and pinion sets for BMW rears start at $700 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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