alright, when my friends mark viii and many other cars i see burn out or just spin their tires, often one tire spins, and then the other one may or may not break loose too.

ok, well, we were at our local drags, and i was spinning em for fun. but my friend shows me the vid, and he is focusing on just my left wheel, im at like 5k w/ my b18b in my 92vx, and i know my right tire is spinning, because you can hear it, but my left one isnt, then it turn a little, then starts spinning too. i didnt know hondas did this. i hope nothing is wrong with my car. help?

 

no lsd


[Modified by dLo GSR, 1:53 AM 8/27/2002]

 

Yes that is perfectly normal if you car isn't equipped with an limited slip differential... you were doing a peg-leg.

Basically what happens is that without a LSD the wheel that spins is the one that continues to spin... with and LSD, it attempts to balance the power evenly amongst the wheels.

You can see why having a LSD is an obvious advantage, both in drag racing and other forms of racing, as well as in wet or slippery conditions on the street.


[Modified by rotten, 9:50 AM 8/27/2002]

 

so w/lsd both would spin evenly? better launches/cornering/etc?

 

Yes. Your car will accelerate better (especially in less then ideal track conditions) both in a straight line and cornering.

 

without LSD, how do i make both tyres spin to warm them up?

only my left one does ATM...

TIA,

t..