LSD help
12-21-2005, 02:07 PM
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LSD help
my next car will be a manual trnny, and ive bin looking at swap options, a lot of shope mention LSD (limited slip differential) for a lil more $$, i have no idea what that is and if i need it, i tried to google it, but the articles i read manage to confuse me more 
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12-21-2005, 02:24 PM
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unless you're gonna track it or auto cross it on a regular basis you don't need it. if you have GT3 for PS2 they have a good explaination for it
or look this up
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm
or look this up
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm
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12-21-2005, 02:26 PM
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An LSD allows the transfer of torque through the transmission to both wheels. The LSD distributes the torque to the wheels such that the wheels do not slip or spin. The best way to explain it - if you launch your car, only one wheel will spin, the other sits there. An LSD takes the torque from the slipping wheel, and applies it to the stationary one, thus distributing the torque evenly to both wheels, giving more torque to both wheels and consequently added grip as well.
12-21-2005, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by WildoutWhiteGSR
do you need it no.
would you want it yes.
what it does basically is give your car more useable grip. simple to understand now?
would you want it yes.
what it does basically is give your car more useable grip. simple to understand now?
12-22-2005, 01:41 PM
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Yep. Without an LSD the power goes to the wheel with the least amount of grip. Ever see a car in the snow spinning one wheel while the other one just sits there? It's called peg legging.
Makes a big difference with corner exits at the tack since you can be on the power a lot sooner. And launching from a standstill. I love my LSD tranny and would have a tough time going back to non-LSD.
Makes a big difference with corner exits at the tack since you can be on the power a lot sooner. And launching from a standstill. I love my LSD tranny and would have a tough time going back to non-LSD.
12-22-2005, 02:24 PM
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Honda LSDs, if one wheel has no traction, you will not go anywhere. It'll still just spin withouth power going to the other. One wheel has to have some minimum traction, before most of the power is sent to the other.
Ask me how I know -> Launching too hard = broken axle = push car home
Ask me how I know -> Launching too hard = broken axle = push car home
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