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Old 06-09-2017, 12:32 AM   #155
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Originally Posted by Gforce View Post
Helical and Torsen are not the same. Don't you ever get tired of constantly being wrong?
This is true. @Tcoat - that Wikipedia link you posted is wrong.

None of the FWD Honda vehicles in that list have a Torsen LSD, they have a Helical LSD.

I've owned 2 of the Si's you provided the owner's manual excerpt from about the LSD. Honda marketing, owners manuals and service manuals all refer to it as a Helical LSD, not a Torsen.

The only Honda vehicle that I know of that shipped with a Torsen is the S2000, which I've also owned, and was very clearly marketed as coming with a Torsen. If a Torsen is used, it is always part of marketing and clearly denoted anywhere it can be.

Note the following:

Si sales card:
https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2011...?cb=1306109531

I can't find the same thing (something OEM looking) for an S2000 atm, but if I had to prove the point, I could go take a photo of the limited edition S2000 book I have hidden away in the office.

Torsen and Helical are -similar- so similar that people lump them together. But similar is not equal.
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