Re: torsen naderism

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>> >but what beggars belief is that you then state that this proves that the
>> >"bite" *must* happen on all chassis, because of it's alleged occurance
>> >on a type 44 chassis.
>
>> If you accept the basic principle of operation, then it's a given.  Like I
>> said, what happens to the car AS A RESULT OF THE TORSEN's operation is
>> another matter altogether.  Some cars may handle this better than others;
>> some cars may not be affected at all.
>
>Reality check.  What do you all understand by 'bite'.  Seems to me
>that Scott and Jeff have been defining it as an inappropriate
>distribution of torque, regardless of whether it has any adverse
>effects on the handling of the car whereas Dave and Phil are requiring
>something nasty to happen, regardless of what the torque distribution is.

I won't argue with this nor would I argue with the summary that SS posted
yesterday ... understanding how the Torsen operates *isn't* rocket science
(although designing one might be).  :^)

 
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