Title says all.
What would I gain if I retrofitted it, whats so great about it, and what does it do?

Mikey

 

Plant power without worry, or thought. Although, some might argue, if you're very smooth on the track, the gains are nill. I think an LSD saves us from being really stupid every now and again.

 

if you rev it up and dump the clutch, both front tires will grab and they wont lose traction until you atempt to turn when the LSD will break free and act like a standar open diff.

 

If you don't know, you don't need it.:smile: (at least not for the $2,500 for parts + install!)

An LSD will help stop your inside powered (front) wheel from spinning uselessly, and deliver that power to the outside wheel which has more weight on it. Of course this is only an issue if you find yourself spinning your inside wheel upon exiting a corner.

 

Better traction on agressive starts out of the hole.
Gets you out of fast corners when one wheel would normally slip and you would lose speed.

 

better in inclement weather, too for the same reasons. My mini goes to the track, it goes in the snow, it goes everywhere I do...

 

you have snow in new mexico?



learn something new everyday i guess....

 

Some of the best skiing in New Mexico, Arizona too

 

"What's so great about an LSD?"

its the colors man.... the colors...

 

Its really about the snow. Better traction between both wheels. ...

Although ..... the colors ARE important too.

 

BHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

But for $500 from the factory, it's a no brainer!

 

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ?!?

 

What he said. and yes, the colours are cool too!

 

man this went from wanting to know about a part to what I feel is a conversation with alot of drug happy hippies!

Mikey

 

Put it this way. I swore I'd never buy a Wrong Wheel Drive car, but I just took delivery of an 05 MCS because of the availability of an LSD.

The MCS I drove without it annoyed me every time I tried to turn right into traffic at a light. Wheelspin is something I'm neither accustomed to nor willing to accept. Spoiled due to AWD I suspect...

 

Agreed! That was one option I would never pass up... FWD needs all the help it can get... The ability to drive both wheels when the traction is limited is a must have in my book.. it should be standard equipment on the S, IMHO

 

FWIW, I found the traction with my non-LSD MCS to be fine and even in a straight line on a decent surface:



That said, if I were turning at the time, the inside wheel would show quite a bit more speed during the "bark". I've driven LSD equipped FWD cars and the feeling is very strange being pulled through curves. They can get a little hairy though since there is less of the self-correcting behavior that an open diff gives.

Hopefully that pic combines the technical aspects with the colors, man, the colors. :smile:

 

Andy, you always have the coolest graphs!

Luke

 

not just the graphs, but notice how he also uses the colors man, the colors... hahaha

 

There are lots of advantages to LSD but at least one drawback (and I'm not talking about unexpected flashbacks...): if the diff locks up and the wheels spin on a slick surface, the front end will go downhill, usually sideways, far easier (and quicker!) than if only one wheel spins. I've only done it with rear wheel drive, but I suspect having the front end head toward the ditch would be as unnerving as having the rear end do it.

 

Why not have two drive wheels instead of ONE!MATT

 

True! That's why I think the DSC and LSD are a good combination for wet weather driving. I normally turn the DSC off so I can run through the gears uninterupted, but on wet roads the DSC can save your butt if you've exceeded the LSD/tires capabilities. I've heard the question, "why have both?" For the exact same reason you would want DSC on an open diffirential.

I would get the LSD and DSC, especially if you like to drive a little harder than the average driver.

 

yes, yes he does.... now quite playing with the pretty colors and get that dang BIM-COM out... Thats the one thing I miss, loved Vag-COM on my Audi... I graphed the stupidest things but it was fun

 

Haha, nice get. I was going to say, the LSD is not the thing you should be asking about, it's the flashbacks that are the killer.