[sharkcohen]

I installed mine with a friend. 1 day working slowly!

I placed the car in jack stands and work under the car. Everything worked great beside the power plant frame that had a screw that I should had remove and as I didn't I had to take it off and that gave me more work and I lost the amount of the center axle that goes into the gearbox...
Is there any literature that says that distance... it is dependent on the position of the power plant frame front nuts.

Sorry for my question, indeed you have a great car, lot's better then a stock abarth!

Not sure but it may be in the service manual.

 

[frankmar]

Sharkcohen, maybe that LSD got to your head. You should rest, it will do you some good. Just an opinion.

 

[sharkcohen]

Sharkcohen, maybe that LSD got to your head. You should rest, it will do you some good. Just an opinion.

Wow, to the ignore bucket with you.

 

[GT_racing]

Not sure but it may be in the service manual.

I don't have the manual, can someone confirm the ppf alignment...

Seems to be an important check for vibrations,...

 

[sharkcohen]

Top stock, bottom @Good-Win Racing RoadsterSport springs and Bilstein B8 shocks.

 

[sharkcohen]

Left/right @Good-Win Racing RoadsterSport springs and Bilstein B8 shocks.

 

[Stillrollin]

Keeping those wheels clean must be a bitch.
Kudos to you.

Performance and aesthetics. I envy you.
Keep up the good work Dave and thanks for sharing.

 

[Augerhandle]

Those white wheels look so good on your white car!

 

[GT_racing]

They are silver i think it's the sun bright that confuses, am i right?

 

[sharkcohen]

The wheels are silver.

 

[Bob T]

Top stock, bottom @Good-Win Racing RoadsterSport springs and Bilstein B8 shocks.

Are the Bilstein B8 shocks, the ones used in the Abarth models?

 

[sharkcohen]

Are the Bilstein B8 shocks, the ones used in the Abarth models?

No, they are a step up from the OEM Abarth Bilstein shocks.

 

[GT_racing]

Stock Abarth's are b6, i think the quality should not be too different, but the b8's are shorter so the sport aftermarket springs work better with them... i think bilstein b8 is a top solution! Great project 👍

 

[Bob T]

No, they are a step up from the OEM Abarth Bilstein shocks.

Thank you!

 

[sl_austin]

I think it’s significant in cornering.

Does anybody know if the LSD from a MT Abarth is a drop-in on an AT (Lusso)? I realize the final drivetrain ratio is different, 3.454 for the MT, vs 3.583 for the AT, but seems close enough; the couple miles loss of top speed is negligible to me.

Thanks, SL

 

[GT_racing]

Fits with no problem, you can go for it, but the car will be a bit slower in acceleration due to that gear ratio, as you said.

 

[sharkcohen]

I think that would be the wrong direction for gear ratio.

 

[sl_austin]

I think that would be the wrong direction for gear ratio.

I agree, I'm wondering though how noticable a 0.139 difference in final drive train ratio is for street and occasional track use.

 

[GT_racing]

You can open your differential housing, and swap only the LSD part, using your original gears.
I think that if you don't change nothing on the spacers shims, you have the same backlash,...

 

[sharkcohen]

For some time I’ve wanted an aftermarket crosspipe that fits the auto and can connect to the stock midpipe (or in this case, my Remus 60mm midpipe). The GWR crosspipes will only connect to the GWR midpipes, and the EC crosspipe will connect to the stock midpipe but will not fit the auto. Someone recently reported they had the TMC 60mm crosspipe on their auto but they didn’t know if their installer did anything to make it fit. It’s also designed to work with the stock midpipe. I decided to take a chance and pick one up.

Some notes about the TMC crosspipe. Measured with my calipers it is 2.4” OD, or 61mm. At its outlet it necks down to 2.2” OD, 56mm. This is so it will work with the stock midpipe. My Remus midpipe is 60mm, so the step down is unfortunate but it’s still much better than the stock crosspipe. There is no bracket on the TMC crosspipe to attach it to the passenger side engine bracket, unlike other aftermarket crosspipes which do provide one. The outlet flange does not have threaded holes to accommodate the stock studs, similar to the EC crosspipe. The GWR crosspipes do have threaded holes. No hardware or donut gasket is provided for the outlet, but the 56mm outlet will fit the OEM donut gasket or one that is 56mm ID. On the inlet flange the holes for the cat studs are close to the welds, potentially causing interference with the fasteners, a similar issue as with the GWR RoadsterSport 2.5” crosspipe, but not as bad here. I think the flanged 13mm nuts I’m using with my crosspipe will just clear the welds. I have large washers there too but honestly I don’t think the washers are needed and I won’t reuse them for this.

But will it fit the auto? When I saw the 2.4” OD diameter I had my doubts, but yesterday I pulled my stock crosspipe to do a test fitting and it does indeed clear the auto transmission without contacting anything. I’ll be installing this as soon as I get a new donut gasket and some nuts and bolts.