[s-cars] EDL Vs. Manual Diff Lock : FW; some stuff I ran into about the 2004 wrx-sti ( the 2003 isn't even out yet ! )

[Stephen Redford]

 I cut and pasted this , "specifications and features "  from http://impreza.subaru.com/microsites/impreza/wrxsti/wrxsti.jsp    This is obviously PR stuff , but it had the comments about the center / front and rear diff.'s which might interest the listers who had some interest in "Diff's." ...... Found one comment on another site which says that the rear diff on the 2003 WRX  is a  Viscous--Limited Slip Diff.  ...Again , it was PR stuff....  I haven't found any technicals yet............ Stephen Redford


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Maddock" <Keith.Maddock at trw.com>
To: <shr42 at msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] EDL Vs. Manual Diff Lock


Stephen,

Attached is the paper.  Save yourself a headache and first skip ahead to Section 4 on page 13, "Synergy: Torque Sensing + Traction Control Systems"  Section 4.3, "Torque Sensing + Brake TCS" is the applicable section for Torsen+EDL.

Cheers,
Keith

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Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction Control
+49 (0)261/ 895 2474     -    -    keith.maddock at trw.com


>>> "Stephen Redford" <shr42 at msn.com> 21:05:58 16.01.2003 >>>
Thanks for the offer of the technical paper from ZexelTorsen .    I  would really like to read it. .........Stephen Redford  shr42 at msn.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Maddock" <Keith.Maddock at trw.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <jhull at cs.autometric.com>; <dohnal at hevanet.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] EDL Vs. Manual Diff Lock


> Great summary Wayne!
>
> Jeremy, my personal suggestion is to buy a 95.5 with EDL and then install a Torsen.
>
> A locker is the best  for ultimate traction but only usable in very specific circumstances.  In all other circumstances, you're stuck with a open diff.
>
> Both EDL and Torsen work all the time (S6 EDL cuts off above 40mph I have read), and the synergy you get with the combination of both is about as good as you could get for our cars.
>
> I have a good technical paper from the ZexelTorsen boys that describes well the benefits of Torsen with EDL, I can forward to anyone interested.
>
> Cheers,
> Keith "EDLBoy by day, TorsenBoyJunior by night" Maddock
>
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