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I've also never seen the car cut power. The car applies *some* braking to one of the rear wheels to create some drag. It doesn't stop the wheel completely, nor does it cut the power. See my video above and listen to the sound if you have any doubt about that. Quote:
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Either your suspension is setup to make the car handle well, or it's set up to look awesome but work like crap. If your swaybars are oversized and your car is lowered all the way to the ground, it's not going to go around a turn no matter what diff you have. Also, again, if you're driving on a road in a way that the e-diff can't handle it, you're doin' it wrong. This is again where I think a $60 autocross will do a lot more to make you smoother, faster and safer on the roads than hiding behind the "magical" attributes people give LSDs around here. Quote:
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03-15-2012, 06:43 PM | #25 |
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I like traction. The car I drove the most in my life was a 240hp Porsche with an incredible stock LSD and wider tires than on my One. It was very difficult to spin a tire under any circumstances with that car. To me a 400hp 135, especially with our limitations on tire sizes, definitely needs an LSD.
It is pretty neat though that those of us who use their cars on drag or road racing tracks usually get more improvement in track times by getting track specific tires than from installing an LSD.
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I smell the stupid E-diff killing pads all day on brake heavy courses. I would not say that if the e-diff can't handle it your doing it wrong, however throttle control is a huge culprit of why people think they need an lsd. So I agree with you in a sense, but real track guys really do become limited by it. When people play out the open diff to be dangerous it is so freaking annoying. If you are a bonehead and mash the gas with a bunch of steering angle at speed, you just hear the rpms rise and the car doesn't go anywhere nor does it fly sideways upside down like it's played out. It's just way more inefficient and unpredictable. And let's be honest.. On this forum, the driver is ALWAYS the limiting factor. |
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A must have
Even if you don't track your car, if you enjoy occasional aggressive street driving, you gotta get this mod. It is also awesome if you live somewhere with a harsher climate, like the northeast. I know I want all the traction I can get in rain or snow. It was my first mod. Your car will pull harder when launching and you will not see that silly DTC light come on as much. I got mine from Dan at diffsonline. I know he carries Quaife and wavetrac. I got the wavetrac done up for 2200 installed. I also got my car back in less than 5 hours!
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Would it be possible to retrofit an ///M LSD into a 135i?
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I have the Quaife installed in my 135i. While it's not "necessary", it is probably the best mod to make. The car responds in a much more predictable manner as the rear can now be easily controlled (no more snap oversteer). The car is also infinitely better in the winter. Even with good snow tires, my car was little better than a toboggan in deep snow. With the LSD, it's now quite drivable.
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