[s-cars] Haldex fun

[Paul Krasusky]

Keith wrote:

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 17:59:09 +0100
From: "Keith Maddock" <Keith.Maddock at trw.com>
To: <lee at wheelman.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>, <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] snow [LAC]

WRT snow, we have a good foot or two here in Arvidsjaur, quite enough for s=
ome fun to be had.  Closest thing I can my hands on with quattro at the mom=
ent though is a Golf 4-motion.  Time for some haldex fun.  Paulie K, you ne=
ed to come up here and practice your hand-brake turns, I've got them down t=
o a good science with a Lancia.

Actual conversation yesterday between me and my boss:
Keith "Hey, do we do any compensation in the traction control agorithm for =
a handbrake turn?"
Boss "No, I dont think so, why would we want to do that"
Keith "Oh, never mind.  Mind if I work on a special project the next couple=
 of days?"

Keith "only 4 hours of daylight a day, but I'm still sane, realllly...." Ma=
ddock
93 S4 (5000 miles away)
95 968CS (1000+ miles away)



K-

1st, "special project"...  baahahahahahahaa...

2nd, since joining the list, my layman's understanding of AWD speak has
grown (Thank You Torsen Boy, et al...  seriously) past just reading
AutoWeek.  I now get Torsen, EDL, Viscous, etc., but does Haldex work in
comparison? (Paul asks as can of worms is opened...)

-Paulie Handbraker