[s-cars] Off topic - New Volvo S60 ? - Drat and double DRAT!

[Jeremy Palenchar]

This is an interesting mod/upgrade. Are there any detailed descriptions of
costs/benefits or walkthroughs on how to do this?

-Jeremy

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> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of qshipq at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 10:13 AM
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Off topic - New Volvo S60 ? - Drat and double DRAT!
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>  First, a rear torsen from a v8 quattro is a bolt-in for the UrS cars, I
did the first
> one of those almost 15 years ago to a 95.5 S6, and never really thought
much
> of why you 'wouldn't' do it - and have put over a dozen in since.
Discussed
> here only a few years back, but many have btdt.  It works with the later
EDL
> cars, since the Torsen is done with it's torque biasing efforts long
before the
> wheel actually spins - kicking in EDL.
> 
> WRT replacement to the Haldex, I say no way that would be easy or even
> possible without Major deep-pocket surgery.  With no center diff, one
would
> need to add one, which would mean different trans.  Then the rear Haldex
> would be useless, so a rear diff would need to be added as well.
Basically, a
> completely new driveline installed.  Hard to find room for that when it
was
> never designed for it.  Anything is possible, but I doubt that would be
cost
> effective for the project dollars spent.
> 
> HTH
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net>
> To: qshipq at aol.com
> Cc: cody at 5000tq.com; mtgadbois at aol.com; pkrasusky at ups.com; s-car-
> list at audifans.com
> Sent: Thu, Jan 6, 2011 10:56 am
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Off topic - New Volvo S60 ? - Drat and double DRAT!
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> So, is it possible to replace the Haldex center gizmo (for lack of a
better
> 
> term) with some sort of other gizmo, in the same vein as it's possible to
> 
> replace the rear open diff in n urS4/S6 with a V8 Torsen rear diff? For
> example,
> 
> could one remove the Haldex stuff from the housing, and replace it with
> 
> something more ...ahem... useful? And if so, what might be more useful? A
> Torsen
> 
> center diff?
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> -Ian.
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