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E38 740i Diff Ratio?

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09-16-2008, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
bobwatt n00b Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Africa Car: 750il E32 Posts: 33 Photos:	E38 740i Diff Ratio? My '89 750il diff. needs replacing. It's a 3.15 LSD. I can get a 3.15 LSD out of an E38 740i. Will it fit? Last edited by bobwatt; 09-16-2008 at 12:39 PM.

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09-16-2008, 03:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
marti5 Help from over the pond Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: IPSWICH. U.K. Car: E38 1997 728i Individual Posts: 3,242 Photos:	No, imfraid not, but yes it will fit but the power ratio will be wrong and you will kill it. you are talking V8 to V12 __________________ VELVET BLUE UK INDIVIDUAL , IM THE LAST UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL I stepped in a plate of Pasta the other day - now I have to worry about my Carbonara footprint!

09-16-2008, 08:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
bobwatt n00b Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Africa Car: 750il E32 Posts: 33 Photos:	Thanks marti5, but if the ratio is the same it will not affect anything as long as the unit is capable of handling 450 Nm torque. What I would like to know is, did any of the E38 740i's come out with a limited slip 3.15 ratio diff.?

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