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Jake
Happy Wednesday everyone. The weather is getting warmer here in the Northeast and we are about to begin the 2019 track season and I couldn't be more excited!
One thing that has been on my mind since last year has been the rear diff on my car. It is a '17 GT PP car with the 3.73 Torsen. Last year was my first year participating in track day events, so I had very few mods done to the car. After a few hot laps, I had an alert pop up on my dash saying "Rear Axel Differential Temp Increased, Decrease Speed." After this warning came up, I simply cut my session short and came in, experiencing no issues on future sessions or really any issues with my rear diff since. This warning popped up multiple times last year.
What have others done to compensate for the high temps in the rear diff? I know Full Tilt offers a differential intercooler kit, but this being only my second year tracking my car, I would rather use that $1000 on consumables (tires/brakes) and more events.
I also have read that others have simply just swapped the stock rear fluid out with 75W140 which is more sustainable under high heat.
Any info is appreciated
One thing that has been on my mind since last year has been the rear diff on my car. It is a '17 GT PP car with the 3.73 Torsen. Last year was my first year participating in track day events, so I had very few mods done to the car. After a few hot laps, I had an alert pop up on my dash saying "Rear Axel Differential Temp Increased, Decrease Speed." After this warning came up, I simply cut my session short and came in, experiencing no issues on future sessions or really any issues with my rear diff since. This warning popped up multiple times last year.
What have others done to compensate for the high temps in the rear diff? I know Full Tilt offers a differential intercooler kit, but this being only my second year tracking my car, I would rather use that $1000 on consumables (tires/brakes) and more events.
I also have read that others have simply just swapped the stock rear fluid out with 75W140 which is more sustainable under high heat.
Any info is appreciated