F35 or not?
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With an open differential they both propel the vehicle forward with equal force, so long as both wheels remain in contact with the road and have traction. However if one wheel slips, for instance on ice, more torque is sent to the wheel that spins. If that slipping wheel completely looses traction, all power will be sent to that wheel and you have no forward momentum.
Oh my.. i think the bold lettering says that both tires propel the vehicle forward...
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yeah, because an off-road system is going to need to perform in the same ways as a straight line system...
of course its going to help in a low traction condition, such as mud or rock....completely different ballgame for a properly prepped track
you shouldn't be pulling on one wheel unless your track is **** or your car is broken
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential2.htm
of course its going to help in a low traction condition, such as mud or rock....completely different ballgame for a properly prepped track
you shouldn't be pulling on one wheel unless your track is **** or your car is broken
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential2.htm
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To put it simply: the whole point of positraction is to apply the power evenly between the two wheels during acceleration. Without it, there is the tendancy to have all the power go to only one wheel. This one wheel will spin and the car will not go anywhere fast. If the power is divided between the two wheels, there is twice as much traction so the car will accelerate faster.
he even says that both wheels spin, but without the positraction, one spins faster than the other..
Are you done yet?
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I'm not even bothering reading these links man .... you are not understanding that an LSD will not make you launch better than an open diff. The LSD in our cars is for cornering so the inside tire doesnt go up in smoke when it starts to loose traction. I leave 2 even marks of tire on the pave when launch .... which means both tires are spinning equally.
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Wow.. Again..
There again, it says that the open diff shifts power to the wheel with less grip (one that is free spinning) and the lsd gives traction to the wheel that isnt spinning, which means it has the most traction.. Which means that BOTH WHEELS SPIN!!!
Jesus.. read the links you post.
With an ordinary open differential, standard on most cars, a lot of precious power is wasted during wheelspin under acceleration. This happens because the open differential shifts power to the wheel with less grip (along the path of least resistance). The Quaife, however, does just the opposite. It senses which wheel has the better grip, and biases the power to that wheel. It does this smoothly and constantly, and without ever completely removing power from the other wheel.
Jesus.. read the links you post.
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Its funny because the non of the links agree with what hes saying.. Anywhere..
Trust me ive opened every link.. lol.
Its funny how ALLLLL of us are wrong.. right??
Trust me ive opened every link.. lol.
Its funny how ALLLLL of us are wrong.. right??
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wow ya'll thanks soo much...so what i gather the common concensus is that the LSD would not really help me on the track...perfect thazt is exactly what i was looking for...which makes sense too cause our cars were not designed to be straight line speed but rather better handling...i seen the #'s and our car does better than every other car when actually on the track in the twisties lol...
next question would be will the LSD hurt on the track/street?
next question would be will the LSD hurt on the track/street?
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The LSD is AWESOME for road tracks.. the one with "twisties".. lol..
the LSD is not really used in Drag racing.. which is a straight line. Due to the tires being on a very sticky track... One tire doesnt normally lose grip over the other.
Scott hasnt posted back.. maybe he finally got it and is now embarrassed
the LSD is not really used in Drag racing.. which is a straight line. Due to the tires being on a very sticky track... One tire doesnt normally lose grip over the other.
Scott hasnt posted back.. maybe he finally got it and is now embarrassed
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The LSD is AWESOME for road tracks.. the one with "twisties".. lol..
the LSD is not really used in Drag racing.. which is a straight line. Due to the tires being on a very sticky track... One tire doesnt normally lose grip over the other.
Scott hasnt posted back.. maybe he finally got it and is now embarrassed
the LSD is not really used in Drag racing.. which is a straight line. Due to the tires being on a very sticky track... One tire doesnt normally lose grip over the other.
Scott hasnt posted back.. maybe he finally got it and is now embarrassed
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What are you talking about?
The LSD Doesnt hurt traction. An open Diff is what the other balts have. You have an LSD which does the same thing as an open diff, but it puts the power to the wheel with traction, as to where an open diff does not.
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l-lsj-performance-tech-47/lsd-explained-50731/
read that.
The LSD Doesnt hurt traction. An open Diff is what the other balts have. You have an LSD which does the same thing as an open diff, but it puts the power to the wheel with traction, as to where an open diff does not.
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l-lsj-performance-tech-47/lsd-explained-50731/
read that.
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