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Unanswered: GT rear axle upgrade to handle 320 HP
As you know, my GT should be stronger as the original one. I hope 320HP with a 2.0L DOHC Turbo. I need to modify the rear axle to make it stronger. I find the solution for the Torque tube and his shaft, but it's not enough..... I have to change the differential. Who knows what kind of differential I can put into the original case? a Ford V8 differential, ????? What do you think ? Have you experiment with this problem?? many thanks Marc
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opel free after 26 years
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marc look for the posts about using the rover SD1 diff and swop the drive shafts and tubes (i will look for it too ) this will give you the larger ,stronger diff assembly to handle the power and look stock ,,ish or you can look for the thread on fitting a bmw rear axle for good ideas
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It's all been done, it's all covered in other threads. My personal favorite was the BMW 318 IRS transplant. Easiest would be the Camaro Saginaw. A popular one seems to be a Toyota.
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Old Opeler
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SD1 Rover Torque Tube Diff Conversion
Marc,
Have a look att he Word Doc attached to my Post #11 in this thread: http://opelgt.com/forums/showthread....light=SD1+diff That may help you as the Rover diff should be quite readily available in the UK/Europe. The document originally cam from a UK Manta V8 site somewhere .......
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opel free after 26 years
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