Saying that they are used in Formula One doesn't mean much--they use a lot
of Quaife products, but they don't have anything to do with what we can
buy or how it will perform. Playboy bunnies wear Hanes underpants. So do
I, but don't be looking for me in any centerfolds--anywhere.
I do agree about the smoothness and the setup. Of course you could say the
same thing about an open diff. If you want to watch someone blow up, ask
any of the sports racer guys about torque-biasing diffs. On cars that
experience very high corner loads they are a bit dangerous. You go from
push to no push as soon as the inside wheel lifts, which generally means
you are facing backwards before you can blink.
I'm switching for next year--not because I think I lost any races, or any
real lap time, but because it pisses me off to not have drive coming out
of a corner when I know I could have.
Bill "big chubby bunny" Babcock
-----Original Message-----
From: N197TR4@cs.com [mailto:N197TR4@cs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:20 PM
To: Catpusher@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Cc: awashatko@tkwa.com
Subject: Quaife
FoT & Hardy,
I like the Quaife, perhaps because I paid several hundred dollars for it,
and
cannot admit there is something better out there.
I believe it has two effects:
It forces you to do a good job of setting the suspension (opinion?)
and induces you to take the smoothest (best?) line.
Also, it seems quite indestructable.
Finally, I understand these units are used in Formula I, although I guess
that doesnt necessarily mean it is good for our application.
Regards,
Joe (A)
> If you are considering running a non standard dif housing (Datsun or?)
> I
> suggest that you check the rules first. SCCA has usually not allowed
this
> in
> production road racing cars, but other places it might be fine.
>
> The Quaife unit is quite heavy; I have built them but not driven one.
>
> The clutch type LSD will generate considerable heat.
>
> I liked and ran Detroit Lockers, and only noticed the locking and
> unlocking
> in the wet on the pace lap.
> Bob Tullius tried to persuade me several times to try a welded dif; but
I
> felt that it worked best for his TR6's BHP and IRS, not my TR3's BHP and
> solid axle.
>
> Hardy
>
> > Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:07:51 -0600
> > From: Allen Washatko <awashatko@tkwa.com>
> > Subject: Rear dif, hubs for TR6
> >
> > Good morning,
> >
> > Tis the season for further car development so hence the following:
> >
> > 1. I would like to change the welded stock dif of my TR6 to a
> > limited slip set-up. Goodparts offers a kit which uses a Nissan dif.
> > Does Quaff(sp?) offer a set-up for TR's? If so, which is the
> > recommended approach? Where would I find a Quaff dif?
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