Re: what's under all that pretty paint (Q & diffs 'n stuff)

["Barry P. Lewis" <barry@ctron.com>]

gfl@cc.bellcore.com said:

>The center differential is the torsen.  It differentiates
>power in proportion to traction (torque) rather than motion.
>This means that when a wheel spins on a noral car/diff, all
>the power goes there, and (a) you don't go, and (b) you
>fishtail (or plow if FWD).

This is true of the 1988 and later quattros. The earlier cars had an
open center differental that could be manually locked.


Barry
'86 4000CS Quattro