[s-cars] V8 Torsen Diffs

[Chad Clark]

>From: "Chad Clark" <chadaclark4 at msn.com>

>Taka,
>I've a friend at work with an '03 STI equipped with Michelin Pilot Sports 
>225/45/17 on the stock gold wheels.

This should have read Michelin Pilot Alpins, the snow tire. And his car is a 
'04 STI but he ordered it in October '03.


Chad Clark


While he claims his car
>does "ok" in the snow/ice, he is simply amazed at what my 2 ton pig with 
>Hakka RSI's sized 195/65/15 is capable of in the snow. Grip like no other, 
>very predictable at the limit, controlled sideways drifting at any speed 
>and with the available anti-lock shutoff, stops are accomplished without 
>any drama. Torsen or no torsen, quattro rules.
>
>I realize the two above mentioned snow tires are quite different in their 
>design and performance. Like you, he is going to downsize or -1 size for 
>next year and buy the RSI's. Yes, IMO, a 225 section width is too wide for 
>decent snow traction but great for dry roads which I'm sure most of us 
>drive 90% of the time anyway. I will admit that I swap back and forth from 
>my 15" snows and put the 17" all-season back on for most of the winter 
>months.
>
>Come on, be like Pizzo and drive across the country to join us at the 
>Steamboat Winter Driving School. You'll learn more about your car in two 
>days than you will in 2 years of dry road driving.
>
>Chad, 11 year Steamboat junkie,  Clark
>
>
>>From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>>To: Igor Kessel <KBATPO at comcast.net>
>>CC: s-cars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>Subject: Re: [s-cars] V8 Torsen Diffs
>>Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:00:44 -0500
>>
>>Maybe it's just me, 'cos I have never taken a winter driving course,
>>but to me it's interesting that a car that can be quite benign and
>>boring pushed hard at the track/autox can be loads of fun and quite
>>unstoppable in the snow. I'm experiencing the exact opposite- the car
>>that is fun in dry/wet conditions has become a real handful in the
>>snow.
>>
>>I know that I need to conduct further testing next season with
>>properly sized snows, but the STi is a really loose, unstable car in
>>this snow, running with the factory-spec'd 225/45R17 tires. I'm
>>downsizing to 205/50 next year, possibly going to Hakka2 (unstudded)
>>otherwise WR-H. I'm pretty sure Subaru doesn't understand how to spec
>>snow tires properly- these tires are way too wide for snow, I'm
>>floating on top of a thick layer of loose snow.
>>
>>Igor-
>>What size and model snow tires are you running on your S6?
>>
>>Pizzo-
>>What size and model tire are you running on your Evo?
>>
>>Taka
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