Looking to buy a civic with an ls vtec swap with an lsd tranny. i have never owned a car with lsd and was wondering how it will do in the snow as well as a daily driver. Does it tend to eat up alot of rubber. THanks

 

It will do great in snow.. It allows two wheels to spin at the same time, allowing better traction... And the tires will wear more evenly

 

If it is an OEM LSD or an aftermarket helical LSD, it will be the same in the snow as an open diff.

 

^ Im not quite sure how that makes sense. LSD allows both wheels to spin. Youre saying the snow will make only one wheel spin?

 

A helical or viscous LSD (both used for Hondas OEM LSD's) requires both wheels to have a load on them. If one wheel is unloaded (snow, ice, oil, coolant, water, etc) it will function like an open diff sending the power to that wheel. A clutch type LSD will send the power to the wheel that still is loaded.

 

Are you sure about that???

I hate to use wiki but I don't like wrong information.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit...p_differential

 

I don't think you understand what Aquafina is saying

 

^ Perhaps youre right....

 

Yes, I'm sure.

 

Or you have a wavetrac

 

A helical diff is not technically a 'limited slip' differential. It has broadly similar effects during normal driving, but it is actually 'torque biasing' not 'locking'. Torque biasing works by multiplying the torque delivered to the side with the least traction, so a 2.5:1 ratio (most Quaife units) can send 2.5x the torque the wheel with the least grip can handle, to the one with the most grip. High school math tells us that 2.5 x 0 (no traction on ice) is still 0, so no drive.