Traditional Limited Slip vs. Torque Bias, Please eduficate me! |
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Traditional Limited Slip vs. Torque Bias, Please eduficate me! |
SirAndy |
Apr 22 2010, 03:40 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Purpose of the car, in order:
Spirited street driving, occasional AX, occasional track days. Here's what i think i know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) LSD - Always locks wheels together under acceleration and deceleration. - Introduces understeer in slow corners. - Generally considered the better choice for the big track. TB - Only locks wheels under acceleration. - Acts like a open diff if a driving wheel is off the ground. So, the question is, what should i get for my 915??? The car will never be a dedicated track car, it's mostly driven on the street. The TB seems to be easier to drive on the street. However, the slow corner understeer of a LSD could probably be tuned down with suspension settings. The TB loses it's magick if one wheel is off the ground. In an AX setting, the suspension would need to be pretty stiff to keep both wheels on the ground at all times, would a LSD be the better choice here? Anyone compared the two back to back in a 914? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
whatabout1 |
Apr 22 2010, 04:33 PM
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Toys in Red Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 6-March 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 5,676 Region Association: None |
I have run Quaife's in my fwd rabbit, awd audi, and rwd 914 2.7 six.
The torgue biasing takes some learning but I love them. In the rabbit it would put so much traction to the inside wheel on a corner that you had to limit the throttle to what you could hold on to (fwd). The awd Audi was a beast !!! If you got it fish tailing the torque transfer was scary fast. But when/if you learned it, the beast would hook up and grab !!! I loved racing anything in the snow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) See ya ! The rwd 914 is much the same. It puts power down on the wheel that is gripping. It wants to understeer on the exit of slow corners. But once again the torque transfer side-to side can happen really fast. Can you say tank slapping !!! That said I prefer the torque biasing. |
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