How do I know if I have an LSD?

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:07 am

With the rain sydney got last night I decided to test to see if I had an LSD....Nice controlled drift....so the answer is yes, it hasn't tried to run away yet :mrgreen:

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:11 am

Fuzzlet wrote:With the rain sydney got last night I decided to test to see if I had an LSD....Nice controlled drift....so the answer is yes, it hasn't tried to run away yet

I did that this morning. Totally accidental, must have got an oily spot. Wasn't going very quick but then it flicked out smoothly, nicely setup for a little couter steer and a bit of extra gas.

I suppose I have an LSD too! I'd want to, paid enough to buy it and have it installed. :lol:

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:28 pm

Fuzzlet wrote:With the rain sydney got last night I decided to test to see if I had an LSD....Nice controlled drift....so the answer is yes, it hasn't tried to run away yet

If there isn't much traction (in the wet) you can drift easily without an LSD. The test is to sit somewhere in the dry, lock the steering wheel to one side, the do a semi-aggressive take-off (not clutch-dump). If the ass just flicks then you have LSD, if the inside spins; open...

Boags

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:14 pm

Kitty, an open diff will only spin one wheel when one has traction and one doesn't, if you see the workings of an open diff you will see why

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:35 pm

zoomzoom wrote:Kitty, an open diff will only spin one wheel when one has traction and one doesn't, if you see the workings of an open diff you will see why

What happens if neither of them have traction?

mr_rotary · Postby **mr_rotary** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:49 pm

Boags'MX5 wrote:
zoomzoom wrote:Kitty, an open diff will only spin one wheel when one has traction and one doesn't, if you see the workings of an open diff you will see why

What happens if neither of them have traction?

Wind down the boost :lol:

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:10 pm

zoomzoom wrote:Kitty, an open diff will only spin one wheel when one has traction and one doesn't, if you see the workings of an open diff you will see why

Ill assume thats in reply to my post...

I said:
An OPEN diff WILL lock up BOTH wheels if the clutched is dumped.

GP · Postby GP » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:27 pm

Yes Kitkat this will work if you do whats called a rollback first, Classic hoons method with an open diff

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:45 pm

GP wrote:Yes Kitkat this will work if you do whats called a rollback first, Classic hoons method with an open diff

Will work without roll back too. A high revving clutch dump will definitely leave two black marks on take-off. I did that in my last MX5 which didn't have an LSD.

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:52 pm

Bevan wrote:
GP wrote:Yes Kitkat this will work if you do whats called a rollback first, Classic hoons method with an open diff
Will work without roll back too. A high revving clutch dump will definitely leave two black marks on take-off. I did that in my last MX5 which didn't have an LSD.

Sure does...

The good ol open diff E30 love to lock up the rears... could even pop the clutch while heading around corners and it would lock up both and send it into a drift (wet tho)... Dont ask me how i know that tho

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:49 pm

kitkat wrote:
zoomzoom wrote:Kitty, an open diff will only spin one wheel when one has traction and one doesn't, if you see the workings of an open diff you will see why

Ill assume thats in reply to my post...

I said:
An OPEN diff WILL lock up BOTH wheels if the clutched is dumped.

Hence my question: