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[QSHIPQ <QSHIPQ@aol.com>]

Torsens are great absolute traction devices.  I would put one in ANY fwd/rwd
that has high horse power.  Where I would argue it doesn't do so well, is
before wheel lift.  There, by physics alone, we can have Tshift=max.  When you
think of that in terms of traction, you have maximum traction while that
Tshift occurs.  OR maximum Trg with a low traction situation.  That can get
ugly.   When a wheel lift happens, Torsen center is just like Torsen in a
straight line, it becomes a great absolute traction device.  I would expect it
to be so, because that is exactly it's design.  

So, enjoy that WOT turn.  Remember, per Dave E's and my own posts, Center
Torsens are absolute traction devices.  NOTHING more.  In a Center Torsen
diff, WOT, constant cf, you have a lot of torque that slides fore and aft
before you lift a wheel.  Never thought of 'advocating' wheel lift before...

I also fully accept the presentation that 44 chassis cars are more noticeable.
Why?  Because you have more weight, a worse f/r dist, a longer wheelbase, and
softer effective spring rates.  This all makes for a larger COG "egg".  And
slower reactions to any given torque shift in terms of chasis dynamics.
Unfortunately for all of us, that doesn't change the physics, just puts one's
bite at a lower set of variables.

The variables are chassis dynamics, Slip Angle (and track), Trg, and cf.
Since a small shift in one, creates a large effect on the other, this isn't a
chartable or predictable event for the matrix of the four.  So, the "Don't get
bitten" advice, however obsurd, right now is the only answer.  Ironic and
somewhat uncomfortable for this driver, I must admit.

Good hunting folks

Scott Justusson
QSHIPQ@aol.com