rmm torsen 3.76 lsd
12-03-03, 08:39 PM
#16
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Originally posted by JYOO
I was hoping the 3.76 gears would make a huge difference in acceleration for ya, but i guess not..ah well.
I was hoping the 3.76 gears would make a huge difference in acceleration for ya, but i guess not..ah well.
12-03-03, 08:41 PM
#17
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Re: lsd
Originally posted by 3dog
first near my house is a very steep hill that you have to stop on and then turn right. without the lsd if you stop at the top and then start, the right rear tire spins like crazy and you creep around the corner with one tire smoking. with the lsd no tire spin just traction to both wheels and massive acceleration out of the turn.
did some hard right turns with wot and the vsc kicked in and cut the power. me no like. so turned off the vsc got a little chirp and awaay we go. me like.
still nervous about getting it on, on the wet streets and will keep the vsc on in those conditions but am experimenting with the vsc off on the dry streets and i like what i see so far.
my but-o-meter feels like the car is faster off the line. i drove into seattle today and it seemed that on the freeway that when going 70 and i hammered it i got to 80 & 90 quicker than before. i haven't read about faster acceleration at those speeds so i'm wondering if anyone else feels this way.
haven't had any problem with hitting the rev limiter and i've tried both with e-shift and having it in drive. so that is very pleasing as i had heard this was a problem for some people. oh and i have 245-45-17 michelin pilot sport a/s for shoes on this car.
i do feel there is a learning curve going on here and am looking forward to when i am completely comfortable with this.
god i love this car more every day
first near my house is a very steep hill that you have to stop on and then turn right. without the lsd if you stop at the top and then start, the right rear tire spins like crazy and you creep around the corner with one tire smoking. with the lsd no tire spin just traction to both wheels and massive acceleration out of the turn.
did some hard right turns with wot and the vsc kicked in and cut the power. me no like. so turned off the vsc got a little chirp and awaay we go. me like.
still nervous about getting it on, on the wet streets and will keep the vsc on in those conditions but am experimenting with the vsc off on the dry streets and i like what i see so far.
my but-o-meter feels like the car is faster off the line. i drove into seattle today and it seemed that on the freeway that when going 70 and i hammered it i got to 80 & 90 quicker than before. i haven't read about faster acceleration at those speeds so i'm wondering if anyone else feels this way.
haven't had any problem with hitting the rev limiter and i've tried both with e-shift and having it in drive. so that is very pleasing as i had heard this was a problem for some people. oh and i have 245-45-17 michelin pilot sport a/s for shoes on this car.
i do feel there is a learning curve going on here and am looking forward to when i am completely comfortable with this.
god i love this car more every day
There's definitely a learning curve, but a fun one! And yes, my car is quicker on the highway too. The reason is your rpms are higher all the time, so for passing at speed the car is already in the sweet spot of rpms and downshifts more easily. And with the Precision TC as well, it works great together.
12-03-03, 08:46 PM
#18
lsd
i feel like its faster but can my butt feel two tenths of a second faster to 60 . i can only guess yes, without clocking the difference. i do think that the inital blast off, like bit was talking about, the right turn and then stomping on it was very noticeable.
12-03-03, 08:48 PM
#19
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Re: lsd
As time goes on though you'll notice the throttle is just more responsive in general. Definitely no more 'lag' like people talk about. Glad I got my big brakes too to slow the beast down!
12-04-03, 10:41 AM
#21
lsd
okay i got to try it out on dry roads today. i'm ready to call it a whole bunch faster! i also took it to an empty parking lot this morning and from standing start cranked the steering wheel with the vsc off and floored it . the back end broke loose and did a quick 180 turn. the funny thing was someone came into the parking lot from the other end and saw what i did and he stopped and did the same thing with his car. still learning how to control this mod, i can see some bigger wheels someday to keep this thing planted.
12-04-03, 04:08 PM
#23
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Re: t/c
Originally posted by 3dog
so does the torque converter also give quicker acceleration say at 70mph.
so does the torque converter also give quicker acceleration say at 70mph.
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