Re: Mini-slip and Velocity limited-slip.

[Riley McDowall <mcm@intergate.bc.ca>]

At 9:35 am -0800 11/1/99, Bradley Peet wrote:
>They both provide a static amount of "breakaway torque" that must be
>overcome for the wheels to turn at different rates.  The stock system might
>be in the neighborhood of 5 ft-lbs.  As far as I know, Velocity is only
>selling one version of their kit now which they say offers about 80 ft-lbs
>of breakaway torque.

After installing mine I tried turning one wheel while someone held the
other and I would call the breakaway torque more along the lines of
40ft/lbs.  I don't know how they think they can get 80 out of it...

>My $.02 is that the factory mini-slip is worthless and the Velocity kit
>*might* actually be worth the $99 it costs, but not much more.  It's
>certainly no Quaife.

It's a fun little mod.  Every time I go around a corner on the throttle I
can feel it working, but it doesn't actually produce a lot of extra
traction.  I can exit the corner faster and hold a tighter line, but it is
definitely NOT a Quaife replacement.  It's not even a Quaife alternative,
really... but that being said I think it's a GREAT value at only $99!



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