Anyone fitted an LSD in Australia?

I priced doing this mod and Fitting a Quaife is

1) about 5 to 5 1/2 K fitted
2) its a Clutched LSD meaning you choose the percentage of locking in it when you buy it
3) makes the car near on impossible to park in a normal car park if you choose 45% lock up or more.
4) is only going to be beneficial if you leave the suspension standard and have standard tyres with alot more power.

You can do alot of Mods cheaper that will make the car super quick on track/rally that wont break the bank.
I dont think i even spin the wheels at the track now and im keeping up with EVOVIII's and 05 STI's.

Honestly you can learn to be fast in a mini with good suspension setup.... Unless you are going so fast with all the Mods already a Quaife is a true waste of money.

Saying that Ive driven a FWD Rally car with a quaife which was 52% locked and yes it had additional traction in the wet.... but otherwise it was a pig to drive normally.

My honest opinion (which may not count to some) is that unless your building a pure race car dont do a Clutched Quaife! I believe JCW will be offering a Viscous LSD which will be very suitable.

Getting one in the new 05's would be the go.

Not sure where your getting the info on the Quaife ATB unit but unlike plate type lsd's the quaife unit is geardriven and is well known to be as smooth in operation as a limited slip can get with no chattering of plates or problems that some 1.5 and more to the point 2 way plate lsd's have on a lifted off throttle opening, because of this its well suited to front wheel drive applications. If your going aftermarket with this sort of investment you'd also want to do a lightweight flywheel for maximum bang for buck, maybe a clutch but I'd not go too silly with upgraded clutches, most are atrocious to drive with on the street.

You normally only bump up the preload on lsd's if your wanting a locking spool and rules won't allow for them or you have a certain application in mind that needs it. For most road and tarmac based competition having some sort of slippage is an advantage as your not fighting the wheel all the time in a FWD car and can concentrate on being quick, what your looking for is traction out of corners and hopefully a bit less weight transfer overall through corners.

Actually easiest way out would be to search the dealers for a 05 with lsd and go for a test drive, you'll see the differences and can make your own decisions.