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      03-12-2014, 09:04 AM   #19
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At ~$3k my advice to most of you: "Don't waste your money." If it was $1-2k I might say why not.

I see no point in a LSD on a street driven modern car equipped with DSC etc.

The electronic nannies will kick in as soon as you have wheel slip. In low traction situations like snow you are better off leaving all that stuff on as it'll do a better job as a whole than just a mechanical LSD.

Even for a track driven car with the DSC etc turned off it would be rare to have wheel spin on anything but the tightest turns driven at 10/10ths.

With some stiff springs and a stiff roll bar the LSD would help you put power down during autocross or if burnouts and drifting are you thing then the LSD will obviously help.


My background:
~2500lb track e30 with ~280 HP on 205 series tires with LSD
Tracked 2001 330 open diff
4 years in Rochester, NY snow belt and 10 east coast years.

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