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Re: [Fwd: category for car not listed?]

To: Keith Hearn <khearn@Legato.COM>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: category for car not listed?]
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrc01@flash.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 13:08:47 -0700
The stock diff is not an open diff. It is an LSD, but it uses
fluid or clutch, not a Torsen.

But still I see your point.

Keith Hearn wrote:
> 
> In message <395A3DF8.F7E5B763@flash.net>, "Michael R. Clements" writes:
> > Thanks everyone for all the information!
> >
> > I'll send a message to Howard Duncan today. Is is really true
> > that the differential pushes it out of SS -- even if I'm using
> > the stock gear ratio? This will not provide any competitive
> > advantage, it just increases durability and reliability.
> 
> In your original email you said you were getting it for "reliability and
>   power transfer." Better power transfer would be a competitive
>   advantage. You also said "The guys at Panoz said this would help
>   with autocrossing."  I think you answered your own question.
> 
> A torsen LSD is a definite advantage in autocrossing compared to an open
>   diff.
> 
>   Keith Hearn
>   '99 Miata 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
>   B-Stock
>   Milpitas, CA

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