[V8] Making an A8 ride like a stock V8

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

Thanks Steve.

This gives me something to think about...


Dave


Quoting "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>:

> ... I think you might be able to get a bit of detail by perusing the
> archives of the "Torsen" list on audifans:
>
> 	http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/torsen/
>
> Basically, what happens is that the Torsen tries to shift power away
> from spinning wheels, which is what happens when the rear end starts to
> come around.  The Torsen will start to drive torque toward the front
> wheels, which can make the rears hook up and the fronts come loose.  I
> find that I need to plan on backing out the steering correction for the
> slide earlier than I would on my cars with the open center diffs to
> prevent having the car go the other way.  This is the situation referred
> to as the "spider bite" ...
>
> The one thing that is unfortunate about the center Torsen IMO is that in
> any turn, the fact that the rear wheels describe a larger arc than the
> fronts will cause the Torsen to bias toward the front wheels even when
> there is no slip.  This same effect occurs on the rear Torsen ... the
> fact that the outside wheel goes farther causes the Torsen to feed more
> torque to the inside wheel.
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > Since I have a 5 speed, would you mind explaining that a little?
> > I have had two incidents lately (both at WOT, one in 2nd gear
> > and one in 3rd
> > gear) where I was a little suprised at the cars reaction.
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