Does A Non-locking Diff Affect The Cars Acceleration?

[Mid_Nite_R33]

as topic says, my diff doesnt seem to lock anymore, and under full throttle in second it doesnt accelerate as hard anymore, would it be the diff not putting the power to the ground through both rear wheels ?

thanks

Edited August 22, 2010 by Mid_Nite_R33

[89CAL]

Have u changed the diff oil recently

It will really come down to road surface. Theoretically if the road has the same grip across the surface it shouldnt make much of a difference. It will only start making a difference if one side has a lack of grip then you will spin that side and it wont put power down

I imagine on normal road conditions it shouldnt really make that much of a difference. If your saying it is really noticable you may have another proble. Sure your clutch isnt slipping? even if its only slipping slightly

[Mid_Nite_R33]

Have u changed the diff oil recently

It will really come down to road surface. Theoretically if the road has the same grip across the surface it shouldnt make much of a difference. It will only start making a difference if one side has a lack of grip then you will spin that side and it wont put power down

I imagine on normal road conditions it shouldnt really make that much of a difference. If your saying it is really noticable you may have another proble. Sure your clutch isnt slipping? even if its only slipping slightly

yea i meant on dry even surfaces, Ididnt change the oil recently, but yea in the wet the car does kick sideways anymore so the diff isnt locking up anymore like it used to

maybe the lack of power is just my engine getting old lol

[89CAL]

Hmmm I dunno, my diff is fine and its a 1994 R33 GTST, it still locks both fine.... Perhaps its worth taking out and shimming or at least inspecting

Barring a massive failure like Driveshaft/CV which I'm pretty sure youd notice lol, my only other guess is that the diff has become lazy and you might just be able to re-shim and fix it.... Simple things first but, check the fluid. Mine was a bit funnny when i first got it and i found the fluid was low. Changed it to sme new stuff and it was fine after that

If you want to change it, I use Castrol SAF-XA (or something like that) its relatively cheap and does the job. Id recomend trying that first if it is the diff stuffing up