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      02-07-2014, 02:39 PM   #5
andrey_gta
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Originally Posted by MFactory View Post
There is some confusion in the RWD market, where a lot of people think Diff = Final Drive, which isn't the case, so would like to clarify the terminology first.

Pumpkin: This is the whole differential unit, containing the differential and final drive

Differential: This is the part that we make i.e the LSD
Thank you, I was confused earlier in the e90post thread.
Therefore, to increase the ratio in my 128i & add LSD, one needs to swap to a higher ratio Pumpkin & install the new appropiate LSD differential
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