Quick Q What Is A LSD And What Is Its Functions!!!
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Quick Q What Is A LSD And What Is Its Functions!!!
Hey i was wondering what a LSD is and what it does!! I Have A JDM D15B !! Does This Apply To It !! Sorry for the NOOB Q 
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Re: Quick Q What Is A LSD And What Is Its Functions!!! (mortificationrock)
If you pull your axles and you could see through it with no bar in the middle then you got LSD.
LSD = Limited Slip Differential. In a nut shell both wheels spin instead of one.
LSD = Limited Slip Differential. In a nut shell both wheels spin instead of one.
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Re: Quick Q What Is A LSD And What Is Its Functions!!! (B18cFreak)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18cFreak »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so im pritty sure neither do the jdm versions.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Some of them do.
Some of them do.
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Re: (mortificationrock)
Next time, use Wikipedia instead of asking in a generalized forum, especially since nobody here actually answered the question correctly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...ntial
In an open differential, both wheels do spin. This is a common misconeption and/or oversimplification by people who don't actually know how a transmission works. An open differential - as stated by the wiki article - sends the exact same amount of torque to both wheels. When one tire is pinned to the ground under sufficient load - heavy cornering or certain unloaded launch situations, burnouts being most common - the torque transfer at that wheel is not enough to turn it, but the unloaded wheel will spin like a top because there's no resistance.
In a limited slip differential, gearing makes it possible for each wheel to receive a different amount of the engine's torque output under different load conditions, thus allowing that loaded wheel to gain enough torque to spin and, thus, pull your *** around a corner and not pitch you into a slide. Not as much fun, but much faster
So, to all those who love saying stupid **** like, "In an open diff, one wheel spins, OMGROFFLEZ!" why don't you jack your shitbox Civic off the ground, place it on jackstands and engage first gear. If both wheels aren't turning, your transmission is fucked up. Think about it: if only one wheel spun all the time, your car would tend to one side because of simple physics (resistance becomes higher on the side that has zero powered wheels).
This, obviously, is not the case. Consider yourselves educated and let's not make these kinds of unfounded statements in the future, hmm?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...ntial
In an open differential, both wheels do spin. This is a common misconeption and/or oversimplification by people who don't actually know how a transmission works. An open differential - as stated by the wiki article - sends the exact same amount of torque to both wheels. When one tire is pinned to the ground under sufficient load - heavy cornering or certain unloaded launch situations, burnouts being most common - the torque transfer at that wheel is not enough to turn it, but the unloaded wheel will spin like a top because there's no resistance.
In a limited slip differential, gearing makes it possible for each wheel to receive a different amount of the engine's torque output under different load conditions, thus allowing that loaded wheel to gain enough torque to spin and, thus, pull your *** around a corner and not pitch you into a slide. Not as much fun, but much faster
So, to all those who love saying stupid **** like, "In an open diff, one wheel spins, OMGROFFLEZ!" why don't you jack your shitbox Civic off the ground, place it on jackstands and engage first gear. If both wheels aren't turning, your transmission is fucked up. Think about it: if only one wheel spun all the time, your car would tend to one side because of simple physics (resistance becomes higher on the side that has zero powered wheels).
This, obviously, is not the case. Consider yourselves educated and let's not make these kinds of unfounded statements in the future, hmm?
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