Lingenfelter Heavy Duty 241 MM 2010 Camaro SS Cast Aluminum Differential Assembly

[Andro]

Can a one piece drive shaft be used with the kit? Will you be offering a one piece instead of the two piece driveshaft as an option?

[Tim@Lingenfelter]

The new Lingenfelter Cast Aluminum Camaro SS differential assembly includes the American Axle TracRite® GT Helical Gear Limited Slip Carrier Assembly.



American Axle TracRite® GT - Helical Gear Limited Slip Carrier

-Features
- Smooth, quiet operation
- Torque sensitive design instantaneously biases torque before differentiation begins
- Tunable bias ratio
- No friction modifier required
- Can be used with or without a pre-load feature
- C-Clip compatible
- Applications include: front, rear and center differential
- Designed for a wide range of ring gear sizes, from 178 mm / 7 in – 292 mm / 11.5in

The Lingenfelter Camaro SS Differential is a 241 MM or 9.48" diameter

No one piece driveshaft is planned at this time but we will offer the differential as as stand alone item without the driveshaft or axles for people that desire to use own components.

[600hp-lpe]

Originally Posted by danhr

looks badass and expensive....

A friend told me the price is gonna be somewhere around 7500.... to be competitive with the 9" conversions....

what size ring gear is in the assembly?

It is a 9.5" ring gear.

[mws444]

Hey I'll jump first. Have Ryan email me when you will have one ready, for CC number.
Graham said there might be a 3.90 option? That would be too cool!!

[Graham Behan]

Originally Posted by 55Designs

Tim that center bearing set up looks awesome and stout. So what made Lingenfelter go this route on tooling this complete conversion versus whats out on the market already?

We began discussions with the manufacturer back in 2009; there was no other version in the marketplace back then. There were many options that were discussed, finally the concept was to use the 9.5" ring and pinion set and make a complete easy to install assembly that required no modification to the vehicle. The billet prototype of this housing has been in our LS9 development car since April, mostly, accept for the times we removed it to allow the manufacturer to inspect the components. Despite the 1350+ rwtq the car has there have been no issues discovered during this year. The car also ran with a modified "stock" prop shaft, the mod was a "U" joint in the rear to couple to the new yoke, the issue that we had with this set up was a twisting of the center spline. This did not cause any failure, per se; it just did not like sliding any more. So the package includes a heavy-duty prop shaft. The Driveshaft shop half shafts have performed sterling work throughout the year, despite side stepping the clutch at up to 4500 rpm with sticky tyres and a 4100 lb car.

Graham.

[Blue70SS]

Nice work!

Not to get way off track, but did LPE find failure of the OEM rear end or driveshaft (not CVs) at a certain power level and/or gear and tires combination? I know the 4:10s have higher breakage and diff case was maxed out to 3:70's safely (hence the 9" rear end). Just wondering at what point new setup becomes a no brainer.

I currently have DSS 1400 HP axles and LPE 3.70 gears and Janetty posi fix.

Thanks

[Graham Behan]

Originally Posted by Blue70SS

Nice work!

Not to get way off track, but did LPE find failure of the OEM rear end or driveshaft (not CVs) at a certain power level and/or gear and tires combination? I know the 4:10s have higher breakage and diff case was maxed out to 3:70's safely (hence the 9" rear end). Just wondering at what point new setup becomes a no brainer.

I currently have DSS 1400 HP axles and LPE 3.70 gears and Janetty posi fix.

Thanks

Never failed stock rear with stock or 3.70 gears, seen stock halfshafts fail on 650 cars, failed 4.10 gear set in stock housing at 800 lbft. No issues with the 9.489" (241mm) at 1350 lbft.

Graham.

[Blue70SS]

Originally Posted by Graham Behan

Never failed stock rear with stock or 3.70 gears, seen stock halfshafts fail on 650 cars, failed 4.10 gear set in stock housing at 800 lbft. No issues with the 9.489" (241mm) at 1350 lbft.

Graham.

Thanks

[camaro1]

Originally Posted by danhr

looks badass and expensive....

A friend told me the price is gonna be somewhere around 7500.... to be competitive with the 9" conversions..

the 9" conversions are $4000-$5000

[600hp-lpe]

Originally Posted by camaro1

the 9" conversions are $4000-$5000

You need to add a carrier to that price for the 9" ford - about another $1400.00 or so to complete the setup..

[JeRM82]

Originally Posted by Tim@Lingenfelter

This is a picture of one of the new cast aluminum heavy duty Camaro SS differential assemblies that will soon be for sale from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. These units are production built by American Axle who is the OE supplier to GM for the factory Camaro differentials. We expect to have the first run of cast differentials later this month. The Lingenfelter LS9 powered Camaro SS that recently ran 8.997 in the 1/4 mile was running the prototype billet aluminum 241 MM differential assembly. Stay tuned for more details and pictures of the production cast aluminum differential. Click here for more information

I wonder if this center section would make it into any CTS-V's? I know this is a NEW product....and is designed for the camaro....but those CTS guys are hurting for a REAL rear end...this center section could be the answer...
What do you guys think?

[Andro]

Originally Posted by Tim@Lingenfelter

The new Lingenfelter Cast Aluminum Camaro SS differential assembly includes the American Axle TracRite® GT Helical Gear Limited Slip Carrier Assembly.



American Axle TracRite® GT - Helical Gear Limited Slip Carrier

-Features
- Smooth, quiet operation
- Torque sensitive design instantaneously biases torque before differentiation begins
- Tunable bias ratio
- No friction modifier required
- Can be used with or without a pre-load feature
- C-Clip compatible
- Applications include: front, rear and center differential
- Designed for a wide range of ring gear sizes, from 178 mm / 7 in – 292 mm / 11.5in

The Lingenfelter Camaro SS Differential is a 241 MM or 9.48" diameter

No one piece driveshaft is planned at this time but we will offer the differential as as stand alone item without the driveshaft or axles for people that desire to use own components.

Will another companies one piece driveshaft work with the differential?

[Hendrix-Engineering]

Originally Posted by Andro

Will another companies one piece driveshaft work with the differential?

i think youll have a few great options

[Andro]

Originally Posted by Hendrix-Engineering

i think youll have a few great options

Any updates on your one piece driveshaft?