Re: awd vs rwd braking - long

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

James Marriott wrote:

> Haudi,
>
> I'm staying out of the PP/SJ/DEv3.4 pissing contest,

Can we say "spider bite" !!!

> but I have to correct
> a little boo boo:
>
> >the point is that the quattro with torsen is able to *remove* engine braking
> >force from the rears.  this has 2 effects: -
>
> This has no effect. The torsen (quoting the owner's manual for my '89 200q
> w/ABS) opens up on braking.
>
> You boys play fair and _fun_, ya hear! :-)

 Good point, all the literature I've read on Torsen and GeroDisc and Haldax
indicates that these diffs do their thing only with torque applied, in braking,
input torque would be nonexistant.

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