Re: A New Look at Torsens

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

> Lets try this one then - whats the big difference between the cars driven by
> Dave & Phil and those driven by Jeff & Scott?
> 
> Where the driver sits.

that confirms it.  I wasn't sure about NZ.

> 
> Dave & Phil sit on the righthand side, Jeff & Scott on the left, so the cg
> of their cars are different. Now unless Audi build cars that have a cg on
> the centreline when unlanden (bet they don't) then the cg's when loaded will
> be in different places, not just displaced by similar amounts left or right.
> We probably all know how the positioning of a load can affect the handling
> of a vehicle. I'm not saying that this is the answer but it could well be a
> contributing factor.

It's not even that simple.  the cars are not symmetrical in other ways.

first, some gear must be swapped side to side for a right hand driver,
correct?  like the rack... which I'm sure matters to handling.

second, whenever I look under my hood I notice that the engine isn't
even symmetrical, it leans at a weird angle.  this has to matter
relative to how the car feels from one side versus the other (why else
do my passengers get scared when I don't?)

It's pretty radical to think that Phil, Dave, et al are sitting behind
the manifold side of the engine while us LHDers are ensconced way over
behind the radiator...

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250