[V8] track F/R and fun stuff.....:-)

[Tony and Lillie]

The 4000 did not have locked diffs in these "trials".

But, I'd agree, I don't think diffs are coming into play here. The Ranger is 
in 2WD when doing this.

 It's what I do nearly every day coming home form work, so I just come 
around the paved corner as fast as I can, floor it, and about 50 feet up I 
hit the dirt road (straight off the pavement). Keep it floored till I have 
to hit the brakes. That simple ;-)
Anyone want to try it?

Tony Hoffman

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Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] track F/R and fun stuff.....:-)


>
> Well, I'd disagree with that statement (torsen boy alert!).  First,  the
> center torsen is only in the 5speed car.  Torsens also get really 
> confused when
> they leave the ground, and then hit it again, that's why torsens  were 
> never
> really used in Group B rally cars (1 known exception was San Remo 85, 
> mostly
> pavement).  That said, the v8 has a locker center, but I doubt it's 
> locking
> under the conditions described.  It also wasn't clear if the 4kq  had 
> locked
> diffs.  But after 15years of Steamboat, rallycross, and race car 
> tweeking, I go
> on record that the lockers have the advantage.  But here I  don't think it 
> has
> anything to do with the diffs.
>
> A triangulated swaybar will add spring rate and castor changes to 
> undulating
> dynamic conditions, much more so than a type 85 with the same  suspension
> geometry front and rear, all else being equal.
>
> My .02
>
> Scott (aka torsen boy) Justusson
> In a message dated 4/18/2007 9:18:04 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> Scottp at ippe.com writes:
>
> The V8  Excels here (under acceleration) due to the Torsen diff's (only
> working  under load..shifting torque to the wheel with the most  grip).
>
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