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Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:57 am
The 510 came with an open R160 Diff. You can direct bolt in an LSD R160 diff from a mid-80's subaru XT turbo. THose hold up really well.Or you can throw in an R180 from a Z car, but no one has really had trouble with the R160's. THere is also an R200 out there, some were LSD units, but they are rare and hard to find. And they dont really fit very well under the 510, wayyyyy over kill.The stock 510 transmission (4-speed manual) is a POS. Dont count on putting any power down through it. IF you do an engine swap you will yank it anyway. THe main driveshaft seems to hold up fine for most modern engine swaps (SR20DET, VG30E, KA24DE, etc...). The halfshafts are good too, if you keep the u-joints lubed. THere are CV kits out there for the 510, but they are custom made and cost quite a bit. I am running a stock main drive shaft, subaru LSD R160, and stock half shafts and it holds up great with my SR20DET, which is making about 300hp at the wheels at 17psi of boost.The tiress always break loose before any of the drivetrain parts get strained.