[V8] unisured motorist and sliding V8Q

[Dave Head]

Isn't it amazing that the car is always unbalanced???  :-)

Michael Larosa Jr wrote:

>Hi unka Bart,  nice to see you post agin :)
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>Mike,
>ex audi owner...
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>Barton Chambers wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>>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?
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>>Hi Jason,  I've got a couple of comments:
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>>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...?
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>>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.
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>>yer kindly ol' unka Bart
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>>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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