RE: 4kq diff stuff

[Luis Marques <marques@rtis.ray.com>]

"Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
> ... I bought a '87 5kCSQ where the tranny had been swapped from a
> non-turbo ... I did not know it at the time, and I _assume_ the
> previous owner did not either.  As long as you don't lock the center
> diff it would work just fine, and my seat of the pants evaluation is
> that it made the car a bit more tail happy than a stock car.  Some
> time when I have the time and inclination I might just go back and
> research this point further.

Wow Steve, I think you have the only Audi with non-50/50 f/r power
split.  As long as the center diff isn't locked, it splits torque
50/50.  Since the lower rear diff (higher ratio) must have the input
shaft moving faster than the front to travel at the same speed, it is
actually receiving more power than the front!  Depending on the actual
ratios, it may be splitting power 40/60 at the expense of the spider
gears of the center diff.

Luis Marques
'87 4kcsq