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Re: Not a bite to be had


> 3 times the torque of your front axle can go to the back, three times the
> torque of your rear axle can go to the front, read the paper.  On a 225hp car
> (close enough to your 75/25/25/75 torsen Urq?) that would be:

> Given 225hp, 75/25/25/75 Torsen Center

STOP RIGHT HERE.  TORQUE != HORSEPOWER.

Horsepower is proportional to torque * RPM.  The following would
ONLY be true if the two shafts are rotating at the same speed,
and that doesn't seem to be the situation being discussed.

> T1 = 168.75
> T2 =   56.25
> OR
> T1 =  56.25
> T2 =  168.75
> Tshift = 112.50

Orin.