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re: Cool Aids



actually, i had walter rorhl drive my torsen ur-q at 100% (least ways
thats what i asked from him) around the circuit.  no problems
whatsoever.  i drove it at 100% (yeah right) again with absolutely no
problems.

as i pointed out before, you guys are not apples-to-apples here.  the
ur-quattro is a special car in whatever configuration. a evo 1 quattro
would beat most cars torsen or not.  just not an evo 2 or 3 ur-quattro
(neither of which you have experience of) imho.  do your back-to-back
testing with a torsen ur-quattro before you make generalisations.

my quattro was within a second of walters' s8 circuit time btw.

-dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

>
>Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:08:51 EST
>From: QSHIPQ <QSHIPQ@aol.com>
>Subject: Cool aids
>
>
>However, that last 2-3/10ths, the torsen is a beast few want to tame.  BTDT
on
>just about every torsen chassis audi made (save Dave E's RS2, but been
>promised).  This is not just a wet/slick environment problem, this is a
>control problem at the limit.  And not a comforting one.  Coming from a
>ProRally background, I enjoy driving q's hard, on the track, street, and
>snow/ice.  The torsen has bitten my butt more times than ANY other setup, the
>VC cars included.  VC goes to a set split when engaged, that IMO, beats a
>hunting Torsen any day.  And hunt they do.
>
>
>Several have pointed out the advantage of awd.  It has them.  I might point
>out Dave E, that Walter didn't run torsens.  He ran fixed diff cars in
>Rallyes.  The TC A4 had a neat little knobben for diff split.  All the race
>cars of the 80's used a fixed split.  And with awd, torsen isn't in the
racing
>program (center diff).  So, is it good for the street, probably.  Is it
better
>than the Gen I?  For 7/10ths driving and 95% of the Audi market, yup.  For
>those that drive beyond that market?  I'll take Gen I anyday.  Those running
>Torsens?  Get a switch to control the rear locker beyond the 15mph, that at
>least can help. 
>