Originally Posted by MoparStephen
Man - took the Shelby Z to work this morning. It was only 32 degrees. Tons of power and these tires hate the cold - even 2nd gear is useless
Just a question for anyone that has driven a FWD car with an LSD - how does it react when the tires break loose under straight line acceleration? Without LSD, my car is really tough to handle when it breaks loose, and I never know which way it will want to pull.With a torque biasing diff in a FWD car, you REALLY need to have both hands on the wheel under really hard acceleration. The rule to remember is: the car will go whatever way the tires are pointing. If the car hit a bump or crown while under acceleration, it WILL go that direction! This is exactly why so many SRT-4's ended up in ditches. Once you get used to it, it's not a big deal, but you need to realize that when you ask for power, and the engine gives it to you, that you have to be ready to tell the car where to go. It can get hairy fast!A worm gear type LSD will tend to apply power to the side with more traction so in a situation where neither wheel has grip, both will spin. With both spinning the car can drift/float to the side. The side could be to the right, for example on a crowned road, but sometimes to the left. firm grip on the wheel.
What is more fun, and needs some practice to use effectively, is how the car will pull itself to the inside of a turn under power
It is a VERY rewarding feeling, however, when you can set the car up for a corner, nail the gas before the apex and the car simply pulls itself around the corner. This is only possible with a FWD car that has this type of diff.
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