The Project Pad

Torsen is fine until you lift a wheel as you know

I will be interested to see what you think of the torsen up front. I have heard that it can induce understeer and torque steer vs the open diff. Stasis on their race cars tried but stayed open in the end I believe.

Cooling the trans is a good Idea for road race use.

Yeah, it will be interesting Haydn. Where you planning on using the wavetrac in the front or rear of your projects? I would love to try one in the rear but 1300$ is a bit spendy for me. On other forums, they do group buys with 20 people to get the price down to 995$. I say we organize one!!!

I will give good feedback on it. I have a couple of spring track days planned and maybe a Miller day if I can get the trans in and to the dyno. I want to play around with some pickup points on the trailing arms and control arms to see if I can develop less lift and squat under acceleration and braking..

ShavedQuattro wrote:Also Scott, with the torsen front and torsen center, should I be nervous about the extra heat that it will create? Perhaps I should look into cooling the trans..

Anybody think a triple torsen drivertrain is a bad idea?

Really, you really went there? Prepare for page 200 coming soon

LOL Jim, though I do not know what I am laughing at!

Hard to believe you only ever did 8 passes...but ok, and how many broken parts did you endure in 2 miles? Drag racing was invented for muscle cars, because they couldn't turn.

I think there were plenty of broken parts from launching on the street too... and on the track while going 'round corners lol

I have never been at an open track day for the drag strip. I catch these lame "midnight" drags that allow for 3 passes on a crappy track on a good night. I have only ever been to 3 of them in my life!!! 8-9 passes is pretty accurate!!!

I have launched on the street a few hundred times though!!! It is pretty hard on axles and tranmissions for sure!! This narrow 5 speed I pulled apart last night was beat... poor thing

Thanks Scott! Let's see what this engine can do with a built trans!

Sweet!

Lets see how long it can handle the punishment.

Poor boxes have a hard life.

Yay! Now we are even!

I'm headed to western CO this weekend, I should swing up for a ride

ShavedQuattro wrote:LOL Jim, though I do not know what I am laughing at!

The Torsen arguments of not one but three Torsen diffs. Glad to see you have a good trans,btw that would fit in an avant.

a_CQ wrote:Drag racing was invented for muscle cars, because they couldn't turn.

ummmmm.... maybe invented.... now adapted.

and a 1/4mile pass = >1 mile of driving the trans would see the same abuse on the street, especially by a terror like Hank.

ShavedQuattro wrote:

Thanks Scott! Let's see what this engine can do TO a built trans!

Fixed it for ya.

Is it done yet? Quit fvcking around and putting things on fire...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHG7X-d-hpw&hd=1

LOL. It was for a school presentation about microwaves!!!

No excuses...you work NOW!

Eric

ShavedQuattro wrote:LOL. It was for a school presentation about microwaves!!!

Tin foil is pretty cool, but try a plasticized foil bag from some potato chips WAYYyyyyyy better ;O}

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