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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
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>Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:08:51 EST
>From: QSHIPQ <QSHIPQ@aol.com>
>Subject: Cool aids
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>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.
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