less torque steer with quaife?

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

I'm terrible descibing this stuff, and what Kervin wrote describes exactly 
how the Quaife feels. I think I remember, dang cold weather.
Cathy


>From: "Kervin" <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
>To: "list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: less torque steer with quaife?
>Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:30:59 -0500
>
>I'd say less, but I just have a 80% kit.  Things happen in a more
>controllable manner.  Adding power in a turn, helps my car tighten it's
>line.  Before, I needed to go easy on the gas to keep the car from pushing.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gordon Forbess" <gforbess@attglobal.net>
>To: "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
>Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:15 PM
>Subject: Re: less torque steer with quaife?
>
>
>On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:45:38 -0800 (PST), "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
>wrote:
>
> >A question for those of you who are lucky enough to have a LSD in your
> >roccos: does your car exhibit less torque steer than before? More? None 
>at
> >all?
> >
> >Drivability-wise this is a big downside to my current setup. I'm pretty
> >happy with the amount of power I'm making but it's a pain to have to hold
> >the steering wheel so tightly to try and go in a straight line under full
> >or even part throttle.
> >
> >If a Quaife would make this go away then that would be just one more
> >reason to get one. The tough part is coming up with the money ;)
>
>The difference it made in my car was huge.  I live on a country lane
>and there is always gravel on the pavement where you enter the main
>road.  Before the Quaife, a little too much throttle and the car would
>head straight for the opposite ditch, no matter how hard you steered
>left.  Now, just crunching of gravel by both wheels and the feeling
>you are actually steering the power onto the main road.  It makes a
>noticeable improvement in the way the car drives, whether you are
>thrashing it around or just going to the supermarket.
>Gordon
>
>75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
>http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
>
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