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Old 11-22-2005, 08:17 AM   #1
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Does the Boxster have LSD?

I have not seen it in the manuals, so does anybody know if the Boxster has a limited slip differential (LSD)? If so, is it standard or an option?

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Old 11-22-2005, 08:22 AM   #2
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No it does not and its one of the things that would really improve the car I think.

Drexler makes one (send them a mail a few days ago, no answer yet) and Qualife (not sure about spelling). Send them mails ages ago but never got a reply.

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Old 11-22-2005, 10:07 AM   #3
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Thanks for the info.
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Old 11-23-2005, 09:37 AM   #4
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The early Boxes had a traction control option "to maintain maximum traction during acceleration", which included "an automatic brake differential (ABD) and an anti-slip regulation (ASR) to minimize tire slippage."
The ASR activated at engine start-up, but could be turned off, leaving the ABD in operation. "In this mode, the Boxster behaves like a vehicle with conventional limited slip differential", although it functioned in this mode only up to about 62 mph.
All this from the Boxster introduction book published in '96.
I supposed this has all morphed into the PASM on the newer cars.

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Old 11-23-2005, 12:24 PM   #5
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That marketing jumbo. ABD is nothing like a real mechanical LSD. ABD brakes the spinning wheels and revers torque to the other by that means. True, it will work better than nothing, but a real mechanical LSD with a high locking % will work a lot better.

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Old 11-23-2005, 04:38 PM   #6
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The Monster Boxster on renntech.org has the Quaife LSD.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6567&st=0&p=32835&#entry32835

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