Re: quattro technique

[Harley Cascio <harley@radix.net>]

One thing to think about is trying to center lock just to see what
differance it makes.  But the rear diff doesn't need to be locked until you
are in more than an inch of snow.  One other thing, unlike almost any other
car, besides the 911, accelerate through the curve.  Brake before it and
get on the gas, if the tranny has a load on it, it is much harder to loose
traction.  

Harley
87 5kCSqT


At 09:09 AM 12/7/97, Tony Lum wrote:
>Hi gang,
>
>Last night I had the pleasure of driving back to Berkeley from Boulder
>Creek in a driving rainstorm and fog in my 4kq along Hwy 9, which is a
>twisty winding road in the Santa Cruz mountains.  It was fun going in the
>morning, bit of a chore coming back at night.  As I was shifting between
>3rd and 4th hundreds of times and following the yellow "BOTS Dots" marking
>the center of the road (which was about I could see), I thought to myself,
>"Damn, I own 2 quattros and I don't know how or when to use the diff locks
>(other than don't use 'em on dry roads!)".  So when do I?
>
>TIA,
>
>Tony
>
>
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>1987 5000CS Turbo Quattro
>1985 4000CS Quattro
>1980 5000S Sedan
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