[s-cars] Installing Torsen diffs and disabling EDL on a

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

Mark Pollock'd:

<<<Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:17:10 -0500
From: "Mark Pollan" <mpollan1 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Installing Torsen diffs and disabling EDL on a
95.5 S6.


I know it was a totally different generation but my 5KCSTQ with manually
locking center and rear diff with ABS on/off ran circles around my UrS6
in
snow.  Ah the good old daze when the pilot made the decisions.

Mark>>>




Amen me Pollock brethren bro-ham.  I'm with you.  Whereby what Calvin
raves about his EDL / ESP positive experiences in his B5 and C5, it
doesn't make me like it or think it's "right".

I call it "welcome to the middle of the road".  Making products consumer
friendly - read:  stupid fat Americans who Audi lured out of their
Camry's and Accords cannot / will not be capable of making decisions,
activating or deactivating systems when need or knowing why or when or
how to.  etc.  Get used to it folks and it'll get worse much worse
before ever hoping to get better (won't).  Ah well, fun while it lasted
time moves on.

End rant.

I have both ESP and EDL on the Alumibitch.  I like them both but hate
them both.  As Calvin states they ARE effective.  I'd like to dump EDL
in mine in favor or a locker, or torsen even.  EDL doesn't always
"allow" me to implement the move I need implemented at the time, that's
all.  Wish there were an off switch honestly.  But it does "work", I
guess.

Having the off switch for ESP is great.  I swat it off to "get underway"
and get done what I need to get done (pronounced:  lurid wheelspin,
ebrake pitching, wheel sawing, etc.).  Once making way I turn it on for
the Hand of God factor, which IS huge.  HOWEVER, it NEEDS to be then
again be swatted OFF when trying to make a road-to-road turn, well,
"properly" at least.  Leaving it on will get it done but I'm not Grampa
Simpson Geriatreldery Buick driver.  Leaving it on and forgetting it's
on - well - that's just downright friggin' ***DANGEROUS***.  

End end rant.

-Paul who needs no steenkin systems / also known to not watch weather
and 930 commute when now hear calling for fluries (genius) K.