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

[JAM]

Just putting in my vote.  Lockers all the way.  My old 5ktq would go almost 
anywhere in snowy/icy conditions where the EDL equipped S6 avant is good in 
the snow, just not to the level of the 5ktq.  The thing about EDL is that it 
*reacts* to wheelspin as opposed to the locker equipped car, there was no 
wheelspin to start with.  The loss in momentum is what screws you.  Just my 
2 pennies on this subject.
FWIW, the new paint is on the avant so it doesn't get snowed on, let alone 
get driven in that crap.  I've got very little to gripe about with EDL now 
that its rarely used.

Jason Mawhinney
'95.5 S6 avant
'93 S4 in many pieces, donating its life to the cause

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pkrasusky at ups.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Installing Torsen diffs and disabling EDL on a


>
> 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.
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