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Originally Posted by bradleyland
Yeah, the reason racers don't like the viscous LSDs is because once you've got slip, you've got loss of traction. Depending on your lateral load, that can cause the outside tire to blow past its traction limit, and you end up with less forward thrust, and more sideways drift (increased oversteer). Granted, it only matters when you're down to tenths of a second, which is exactly what racers are concerned with. It can be a confidence killer though. The slip that results from a viscous LSD can be unsettling to the chassis, which can have varying results based on how close you are to the edge.
Great info in your post  |
Exactly! This is the reason why it is sooo easy to make nicely controlled drifts on an autox course in my M3. It takes a change in driving style to preclude these time wasting moments (no matter how much fun they are), and I'm slowly adapting. Nonetheless, these cars (E39 M5, E90 M3) are just d**m fun to drive on course.
Cheers,
Chuck
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