rear differential

[GEARHEADTX]

Thanks Blue2000. Do you have any experience with LSD? Is it worth the price of admission. Is it just good for track or will it help in street driving?

[Lobo1186]

Since starting this thread I have been able to drive my car alot more and also get some experience with a friends car that has LSD. Necessary is a stretch but it does make the car more fun. Now, I would say that if your intent is improve upon the sports car that is the boxster then yes it is worth it. better launch, cornering and all that. (burnouts become more fun too but 2000 for better burnouts is well steap) Also if you do inclement weather driving then yes again. But if you rarely push your car and you just like to cruise moderately then LSD may not be the way to spend your 2 grand.


or think of it this way. you could spend 2 grand gaining a few HP or spend 2 grand making sure every pony you currently make is getting to the ground running.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by GEARHEADTX

Thanks Blue2000. Do you have any experience with LSD? Is it worth the price of admission. Is it just good for track or will it help in street driving?

I had an open differential on my Rx-7 and then replaced it with a traditional clutch type limited slip. I noticed an increase in grip under acceleration, but also an increase in tendency from turn-in understeer to snap oversteer. The car's definitely more touchy in handling. It's very easy to break the tires loose on that car, so I could easily feel the differences with and without LSD.

A torque biasing differential will behave differently than a LSD and is probably better suited for the street. But in general, if you don't spend much time overpowering the traction of the tires, you probably won't see any difference in the way the car works.

[j.fro]

Before I had my Boxster, I had a Miata, and that had a limited slip. With all-season tires, it was actually good in the snow. That car never got stuck. Both wheels put the power down and and it could get out of just about anything. I've got a pickup truck with an open diff and it's been stuck in wet leaves.