Honey--make sure you tell the list you are not on LSD, but just generating
driving endorphins. Gee whiz when I got this subject header I was pretty
distressed!--Love you babe!
Liz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Murphy" <solex67@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 9:13 AM
Subject: The LSD trial
> All,
>
> I got to drive our new 70 2000 solex car with 4.11 LSD pretty much all
> weekend. I also got to drive it in conditions where the LSD shined and
where
> it did not.
>
> Since we bought the car in Northern California, I had to drive the car
down
> the long miles of I-5. An endless straight line of about 250 miles.
Because
> of the gearing ratio, the car was at about 4500 rpms at about 73-75 mph.
It
> was loud and it was a bone-shaker (comp suspension and konis dialed all
the
> way hard)
>
> However, when we got the car down to SoCal, I got to take the car through
> some twisties and also got to try it against my 67 2000 Solex car (driven
by
> my girlfriend Liz) Off the line it was no contest. The gearing ratio of
the
> LSD against the ratio of my stock rear end in the 67 meant that off the
line
> the 70 2000 dropped my vaunted 67 like a bad habit. Amazing acceleration!
In
> the turns,when you hit the apex and drop a gear and hit the gas you are
> almost flung out of the turn.
>
> Top end though goes to the standard rear end. More RPMS available in
fourth
> and fifth gear. So for standard driving and longer freeway commutes I
would
> give the nod to the Standard rear end and for autocrossing and turn
handling
> I would give the nod to the LSD.
>
> Guess it depends on how you drive.
>
> My unsolicited evaluation,
>
> Andrew Murphy
> SoCalROC
>
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