Re: torsen silver stake....

[Dave Eaton <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

ok, lets simplify this some.

you say you have have an understanding of the physics, that 'my keyboard
misunderstands', so give me a repeatable test which will show that the spider
bite can happen on my ur-q or rs2.  you know, corner entry, lift-off, apply
gas....

words are easy.  lets clear up all the bs...

btw, some other nits:

1) i see that you now acknowledge that the vc is a speed sensing device that
shifts torque.  it is not a torque sensing device.  the vc can only act once it
detects, by shaft rotational speed, that slippage *has* occured.  it is
therefore a speed sensing [switching] device.  it will re-apportion torque
until *speed* equilabrium (not torque) is re-established.  the torsen, as you
know, is fundamentally different.  btw, you were going to post info on a vc
which can act "within 1 revolution"?

2) you say you have a thorough grasp of the gleeson paper, and yet you try and
tell me that the because its a torsen, because it has a certain bias ratio,
then its the same.  re-read the paper scott.  for example, what decisions has
audi made in selecting "engine braking bias ratios" as outlined in section 4? 
where these the same for all models?  clearly this could significantly impact
on the behaviour of the vehicle when cornering under engine braking.  you (and
i) don't know.  we don't have the information from audi or gleeson.  your
'physics' doesn't understand this.  another point, the number of invex gears is
chosen to help select the bias ratio, and also to handle the engine torque. 
how many pairs of invex gears are there in the audi torsens?  was this changed
for the high torque applications (v8, a8, rs2, ur-q), as opposed to the others?

3) you state that there is *no* change in design between a fwd/rwd and centre
torsen.  bollocks.  there is a different design by definition, because the bias
ratio is different.

btw, i confess that sometimes i read whole paragraphs which you're written, and
i have not the faintest idea what you are on about (ref: statisical
non-events), although i am pleased that you don't stand under trees in storms.

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

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>Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:35:42 EDT
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