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

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 The Audi v8 5/6speed cars came from the factory with a Torsen Center/Torsen Rear.  IMO, the best S car setup you can get -- given a torsen center.  For install, it's a direct, and I mean direct - bolt in swap.  You take the rear diff out of the S car, and you put the Torsen in.  All mounting bolts, ebrake routing, subframe mounting, driveshaft/axles all bolt right up to the torsen rear diff assembly as pulled from a v8, btdt many times.


The rear torsen subtly addresses many of the understeer oversteer issues the open rear causes to the center torsen.  Very noticeable on a track, and much more noticeable traction in the winter.  

HTH

Scott J

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Palenchar <jeremy at palenchar.net>
To: qshipq at aol.com; iduff at comcast.net
Cc: mtgadbois at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com; pkrasusky at ups.com
Sent: Thu, Jan 6, 2011 12:24 pm
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Off topic - New Volvo S60 ? - Drat and double DRAT!


This is an interesting mod/upgrade. Are there any detailed descriptions of

costs/benefits or walkthroughs on how to do this?



-Jeremy