[s-cars] TorS8sen

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

Super K!

"TorS8sen" - HA!  Great info, thanks for sharing.  CC'ing der List for
posterity - as - *WHO* can resist a "TB-inspired" Torsen discussion
there anyway I wonder???  Been waaaaaaay too long it has 8-).

Thanks Scotty!  Good to know.

K-man...  Alumibitch gets dropped off @ der shop today for GL claim #1
whilst we're in Newport for week.  Fingers crossed, wish me luck.  Gots
a laundry list 'o thangs I told them they could Fielder's Choice on heh
heh.  Heater fan, fan clutch, somesorta LF creek/clunk,
leaksleaksleaksleaksLEAKS, etc.  Hopefully goes as smooth as yer first
toe-dip into das pool.

TGIF 'tis right me friend...  TGIVacation for me for that matter!!!  8-)

-Paul Audi5000 K.


-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Maddock [mailto:keith.maddock at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:43 AM
To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
Subject: Re: TorS8sen

Oh left out the source... of course, Torsen boy  :)

On 4/27/07, Keith Maddock <keith.maddock at gmail.com> wrote:

> News (good news) to me  RE  S8's version of quattro....
>
> 1) It got torsen , rather than electro-clutch system from normaly
Automagic A8's
>
> "All S8, here and europe had the torsen center since 01 introduction.
> My notebook from back then includes notes from my bud at audi that
> says that the clutchpacks couldn't take the torque"
>
> (which matches observed differences in snow driving between 97 A8 and
01 S8 )
>
> 2) it got 40/60 F/R split, ala newer S4 etc...
>
> (which may go a long way to explaining why it drives oh-so-nice...)
>
>
>
> T G I F> !!
>
> K
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: QSHIPQ at aol.com <QSHIPQ at aol.com>
> Date: Apr 27, 2007 8:32 AM
> Subject: Re: stupid question
> To: keith at maddock.com
>
>
>
> Yes, it's the same as the neu S4.  My understanding is that when the
> S4 went to 60/40 so did all other audi torsen applications.
>
> SJ
> In a message dated 4/26/2007 6:27:07 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> keith.maddock at gmail.com writes:
> Nice, yeah thats what it feels like , very different in the snow than
> our 97 A8 5-speed autobox...
>
> 40/60 in 2001 tho?  Did they have the type-3 planetary device in
there?