04-09-2005, 11:59 PM
Travis, just FYI, a professional is not "someone who does a certain thing or another for a living." It's more than that.
Secondly, while a clutchpack LSD is certainly better than a viscous one (if louder and not as smooth) I disagree with certain points of this guy's "argument" if it can be called that.
The first bit is:
On the other hand, what is at the rear of the Mazdaspeed MX-5? A torsen. The FD RX-7? Torsen. MKIII Supra 2.5 TT GT? Oh yeah, they ditched the clutchpack and went with a torsen. 1000 HP Killer "B" Audi Quattro? Yeah, it had a torsen. S15 Spec R Silvia? Torsen. Integra Type R? I'll give you two guesses. Yeah, it's torsen.
DSM? Open. (Or viscous)
Finally, a Torsen differential proactively prevents slip. It adjusts torque according to available traction. A clutchpack, on the other hand, makes the wheels turn the same direction. So which is better? Depends on your application.
For Mr. White97DSM, the differential setup I would reccomend would include a front, middle, and rear.
Secondly, while a clutchpack LSD is certainly better than a viscous one (if louder and not as smooth) I disagree with certain points of this guy's "argument" if it can be called that.
The first bit is:
Quote: Manufacturers, and race teams alike (Mazdaspeed, Nismo, etc) use the clutch type design.Well, race teams do, because clutch pack LSD's are easy to maintain and adjust. But manufacturers, by and large, do not. In fact, I can only think of two factory applications of a clutchpack LSD: The MkIII Supra Turbo and the Z31 300ZX. Every other application is either viscous or Torsen.
On the other hand, what is at the rear of the Mazdaspeed MX-5? A torsen. The FD RX-7? Torsen. MKIII Supra 2.5 TT GT? Oh yeah, they ditched the clutchpack and went with a torsen. 1000 HP Killer "B" Audi Quattro? Yeah, it had a torsen. S15 Spec R Silvia? Torsen. Integra Type R? I'll give you two guesses. Yeah, it's torsen.
DSM? Open. (Or viscous)
Finally, a Torsen differential proactively prevents slip. It adjusts torque according to available traction. A clutchpack, on the other hand, makes the wheels turn the same direction. So which is better? Depends on your application.
For Mr. White97DSM, the differential setup I would reccomend would include a front, middle, and rear.
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