[s-cars] Re: Interested in purchasing a rear diff

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I have some rally, track and winter experience.  However, I can say that after 13years of type 44 cars in my stable, the torsen in our '91 v8 is seemless compared to the locker.  I've also installed the torsen rear into the 5ktq racecar I service (mit big rear SB) and I can't say I saw a reduction in turn in response, in fact, I'd say just the opposite.  That said, both the v8 and the racecar are open center/locked center cars, so some of the delay on turn in could be the center torsen allocation anomolies I've been known to be so fond of.

Me?  I'd take a torsen before the simplified Bosch ABS IV EDL intervention regardless.  

Scott "TB" Justusson
In a message dated 2/18/2005 1:42:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, Rich Letsinger <ricoletsinger at yahoo.com> writes:

>>What exactly do you gain by changing the diff?
>
>The torsen rear-end adds acclerative traction while
>making the car more difficult to drive.  A friend has
>a 200 20v with a rear torsen.  My car is a 95.5 S6
>with EDL.  I've driven both on a wet track and played
>around with both in a snowy parking lot.  They're very
>different.
>
>The torsen car tends to fight turn-in, causing more
>initial push as you're transitioning from braking to
>turning at corner entry.  And, if you apply too much
>power at turn exit, the car will power-on oversteer. 
>But it's more predictable in doing these things than
>the EDL car which grabs and jerks around
>intermittantly.
>
>I'd say go with the torsen only if you have track,
>rally or winter driving school experience.
>
>Rich
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