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Originally Posted by ZDan
C'mon, if it acts as an open diff at all times, it wouldn't do anything to transfer torque.
So, first you say that the Torsen does not lock, then you say that it "locks" completely? WTF?!
The Torsen does lock up PROGRESSIVELY with applied input torque. Also, the clutch type locks up progressively with applied input torque.
Of course with different wheel sizes there is constant slip, and the faster you drive the greater the torque, and consequently the greater the heat and wear due to friction, which is the mechanism by which the Torsen works in the first place...
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I respect your posts a great deal. I find them useful and have no doubt others do also.
I do not wish to continue our apparent disagreement. I'm fairly sure we would agree were we to have a working model of each of a Torsen and a clutch type diff on a workbench in front of us and we were discussing them over a beer. Two beers each and that would make that discussion tricky.
I recognize that my descriptions of how the Torsen differs from other differential types are imperfect. Nevertheless, I find them useful to me. I hope those who read my descriptions and do not find them useful enjoy driving their BRZ as much as I do mine.