[V8] unisured motorist and sliding V8Q

[Michael Larosa Jr]

Hi unka Bart,  nice to see you post agin :)

Mike,
ex audi owner...

Barton Chambers wrote:
>>Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 06:41:02 -0800 (PST)
>>From: Jason Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: RE: [V8] unisured motorist and sliding V8Q
>>To: V8 list <v8 at audifans.com>
>>Message-ID: <20041221144102.70747.qmail at web41003.mail.yahoo.com>
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>>Speaking of sliding,
>>    My v8 (rest its soul) was always either 'grip like glue' or 'slide
>>like crazy' without warning - I put it in the ditch 3 times, the last 
>>one
>>being the killer.  Anyway, I always wondered if I was that bad of a
>>driver,(sometimes I deserved it, sometimes not) - the car was just
>>unbalenced or it had something to do with the quattro setup on this
>>application.
> 
> 
> 
>>It always seemed that the car would 'let go' when I let off
>>the gas - I could be wrong but it may have something to do with that 
>>rear
>>locker doing, or undoing its thing.  Just some food for thought.  One 
>>more
>>thing, the last time I wrecked I had just got new tires on the front 
>>and
>>the rears were probably 50% - thought about it too late but - just 
>>think -
>>3 differentials, two slightly different tire diameters - may have 
>>caused
>>it?
>>Any opinions, comments?
> 
> 
> Hi Jason,  I've got a couple of comments:
> 
> 1.  Lift Throttle Oversteer (LTO) is probably the culprit.  I've had 
> the same (sobering) experience in my '90 V8Q.  I think the V8Q is even 
> more susceptible to than my '86 911 was.  Start practicing the 911 
> pilot's mantra (do NOT lift once in the corner) when setting up for a 
> cornering situation.   Good practice is to go in slow and come out 
> fast.  If you must lift because you're seriously overcooking, do so 
> gently and smoothly, and be prepared to counter steer if you do invoke 
> the evil greasy skid monster.  Can you guess how I learned this...?
> 
> 2.  Autotranny equipped V8Qs have Torsen Differentials front and rear, 
> but have an electronically controlled clutch in the center diff.  The 
> 5-speeds have Torsens in all three locations.  I've no idea what the 
> significance of this tidbit is, but that's the way it is.
> 
> yer kindly ol' unka Bart
> 
> PS  By way of introduction, I'm Bart Chambers.  I've been a member of 
> Dan's Quattro list since '94 and have owned a QSW, a '90 V8Q and a '91 
> V8Q5.  Since getting divorced in '00, I've been Audiless and thus been 
> in deep lurk mode, although I've never un-subbed from either the V8 or 
> regular Qlist.  It's just that not having an Audi, I've not had 
> anything to contribute.  That has recently changed with my purchase of 
> Roger Woodbury's beautiful '93 V8Q (and a '91 V8Q5 from Scott DeWitt) 
> now in the loving and capable hands of Bruce and Keith at 
> Audiconnnection.  I expect to drive my '93V8Q5 to my current home in 
> Pensacola, FL (AKA, Baja Alabama) mid-January or thereabouts after 
> Bruce and Keith work their magic.
> 
> I wish a Merry Christmas, Happy Channuka or such other Seasonal 
> Salutation (as you may feel appropriate to the winter solstice) to one 
> and all on this list.
> 
> bart
> 
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