Re: Synchro- no mas :^(

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

Did anybody ever make a LSD (oooh, trippy!) for your setup? That would 
be bitchen... I really should get back on my old quest for the Synchro 
Wagon... cool ass car... if you fix it up a bit, you could put this on 
the back..."VR6NOSAWDQSWT6" uurr, that would be a VR6 Nitrous all wheel 
drive quantum synchro wagon turbo 6 speed. Like I said, fix it up a 
little! :^P  
CHRIS
>
>I like the current system better, what with open diffs and all..... 
there is
>nothing like the feeling of flooring it going around a corner on dirt 
and
>getting power-on OVERSTEER in a VW! I love it!
>I'm figuring that this happens because the center diff sends more power 
to the
>wheels that have less traction, and since my QSW is front-heavy, at 
least
>slightly, the rear wheels have less traction and get a little bit more 
power,
>making them spin, causing oversteer. My brother followed me in his 
Volvo when I
>did that, and he said that although the rear wheels were spinning more 
(both of
>them!), my front ones were too, a little.... I like leaving lots of 
marks on
>the roads I drive on (hehe..) no, not really... just sometimes it's a 
lot of
>fun!
>Sounds like the new system wouldn't allow this.
>    -Josiah
>    '83 Scirocco
>    '84 GTi
>    '86 Scirocco 8v
>    '87 QSW
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah/
>
>
>Chris Chemidlin wrote:
>
>> I found this on the http://www.vwvortex.com page.
>> They sure are making it hard for us to make AWD A-1's!
>> Sounds like a cool system, tho....and 6 GEARS! YEAH!!!!
>>
>> Syncro Out. 4Motion In.
>>
>>           The current Syncro AWD systems on the A3 platform
>>           (Golf IV, Jetta IV, Audi A3, and New Beetle) are on
>>           the way out, to be replaced with 4Motion. Haldex of
>>           Sweden has developed a new system utilizing a plate
>>           clutch and hydraulic pump. When a difference in
>>           rotation speed is detected, the hydraulic pump makes
>>           the plate clutch mesh, gradually letting in the rear
>>           differential. A new, space-saving multi-link rear
>>           suspension comes with this system. Electronics
>>           prevent 4Motion from cutting in while cornering, and
>>           can, if required, change from full FWD to full AWD for
>>           limited amounts of time. This system also reportedly
>>           comes standard with a SIX speed transmission. It is
>>           not known yet whether we will see this system here in
>>           North America. Stay tuned for more info soon.
>>           (Aug 20)
>>
>>                        CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
>>
>>           NEW MUSIC!         http://www.spredhaus.com
>>
>>           58 Type1 Ragtop, 84 Jetta GLi, 87 Foxwagen
>

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