More on Torsen center diffs... -Repl

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <01II2G94G1S29N5CJ3@delphi.com> AUDIDUDI@delphi.com writes:

> > Seems to me that a center differential that could essentially shift the
> > car from FWD to RWD and back at a rapid rate would remove a lot of
> > predictibility from the equation.
> 
> This has been EXACTLY my experience with the Torsen when driven on pavement
> and the reason why I was so surprised by the way the car handled.  I really
> need to investigate this further ... I think I'll take the Ur-Q up there to
> see how the open v. locked center diff compare.

I accept the logic of your argument, but I've never noticed the effect.

Then again, I don't race the car.  Have you driven other TORSENs at the limit?

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club