[V8] Locking torsens?

[Aleksander Mierzwa]

At 08:35 00-12-13 -0500, Theron J. Bliss wrote:

>Ya, my V8 I noticed doesn't.  So does this mean that the locking of it
makes the rear
>possi?  Also, what is the split of power to the front versus rear wheels?
I notice
>when I blow donuts in my V8 (in snow), that the rear flips around pretty
good, but it's
>definitely more of a slide then a rear wheel drive car does.  I seems to
put the car in
>more of a 4-wheel slide until the momentum of the rear over takes the front.

Your V8 is equipped with a unique version of the Quattro system: the rear
differential is a Torsen (that's why you don't have a diff lock switch) and
the center diff is a planetary unit with hydraulic locking device,
integrated into the automatic transmission and operated by the ECU using
signals from ABS sensor. Unless you have the manual transmission model, in
which case both diffs are Torsens. The torque split on all quattros
regardless of year and model is 50:50.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT