Power Limits of Torsein Diff

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Power Limits of Torsein Diff

Postby Fuzzlet » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:08 pm

My clubman still has its original diff in it, and I was wondering if anyone knows what the power limit of the Torsein is
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Re: Power Limits of Torsein Diff

Postby blackster » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:31 pm

Fuzzlet wrote:My clubman still has its original diff in it, and I was wondering if anyone knows what the power limit of the Torsein is


If anyone would know i guess it would be mania, im sure daniel has seen his fare share broken one's and hence would know what kind of limit they would handle.

You probably thought of that though and are hopeing that someone would provide a quicker answer on here?

Perhaps this diff/rubber will curtail and handle the power your beasty is putting out. :lol:

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Postby Benny » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:24 pm

Didn't you find that out last night?
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Postby blackster » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:56 pm

Benny wrote:Didn't you find that out last night?


210rwkw may have not been the breaking point.
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Postby AJ » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:58 pm

i concur with blackster........more like the stress of multiple hard launches has weakened it beforehand
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Power limits of Diff

Postby robbiew » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:13 pm

I personally would have thought that the power limit would have been just before the diff broke.....








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Postby Sean » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:15 pm

I think luck and age are just as important.

My car broke a 1.8 diff woth around 100rwkw, but then the one that was in it when I sold it had lasted quite some time woth a little bit of abuse at the drags.

Steve gosbee has been making around 240rwkw in his without issue too.
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Postby Fuzzlet » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:24 pm

Ive spoken to the guys at mania, and when given a sudden hit with power (eg drag racing, burnouts, clutch kicking), the torsens aren't that great....
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Postby marcusus » Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:35 pm

Heh. Saw your car up on the lift today when I was at Mania. What's the resolution gonna be?

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Postby bjones » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:01 am

Sean wrote:I think luck and age are just as important.

My car broke a 1.8 diff woth around 100rwkw, but then the one that was in it when I sold it had lasted quite some time woth a little bit of abuse at the drags.

Steve gosbee has been making around 240rwkw in his without issue too.


Sean , Steve isn't running a mx diff , I last heard it had a S3 Rx7 in it could be wrong though all here say

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Postby Sean » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:50 pm

bjones wrote:
Sean wrote:I think luck and age are just as important.

My car broke a 1.8 diff woth around 100rwkw, but then the one that was in it when I sold it had lasted quite some time woth a little bit of abuse at the drags.

Steve gosbee has been making around 240rwkw in his without issue too.


Sean , Steve isn't running a mx diff , I last heard it had a S3 Rx7 in it could be wrong though all here say

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I'm fairly sure it'sgot an MX5 one in it agian now. Previously had a S4 or S5 rx7 one.
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Postby manga_blue » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:28 pm

I believe this is a standard NA diff, running behind a B6 engine with 19psi boost..

Looks like sometimes the diff is much stronger than the whole assembly that supports it. :roll:

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Postby Bevan » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:36 pm

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Postby StanTheMan » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:55 pm

so what happened to it? thats where its meant to break.....when you've been rear ended.
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Postby ampz » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:07 pm

Maybe it was the driver :p

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