Scion FR-S, Limited slip dif (LSD)?

[carbonBLUE]

Originally Posted by pr086

when you say you can feel it, what do you mean?

my si has a limited slip diff, but since it's fwd i imagine it would feel different on a rwd car.

lets just say there is ALOT of mechanical grip, go slide an open dif car then slide a torsen limited slip car and you will immediately be able to tell the difference


but once you reach the limit of that grip, its gone and then you better know how to drift ;P

[MTeator]

Originally Posted by pr086

when you say you can feel it, what do you mean?

my si has a limited slip diff, but since it's fwd i imagine it would feel different on a rwd car.

Easiest way is to do a tight turn at low speed and you feel the back end gripping/slipping, unlike an open diff that lets the wheels turn at whatever speed they want even if one is 0mph and the other 100mph.

Happens every day when I turn onto the street leaving my driveway. One of those things that makes it feel like a race car and not a street car. And then comes the whine from my tires

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by Dbringer

It's odd that scion has no info about this anywhere though, when I test drove one yesterday the salesman had no idea if it had it or not. Even the FR-S manual he gave me had no mention anywhere of a limited slip diff.

Never, EVER, trust a sales person for technical information, 90% of them don't even realize the are selling you something besides a Camry.



But, back on topic, it does indeed come with a LSD. Enjoy!

[Jeff Lange]

It's the same Torsen T2 unit as the 01-05 Lexus IS300, and similar to the T2 used in the later-model Celica GT4, RAV4, Highlander, and Supra.

It's not a T2-R.

Jeff

[Boosted2.0]

Originally Posted by Boosted2.0

Yeah - Toyota calls it an FD20AT but Torsen says it is a T2 style.

From the NCF


The Torsen T2 link (not T2R)
http://www.torsen.com/files/Torsen%2...al%20Sheet.pdf

Originally Posted by Jeff Lange

It's the same Torsen T2 unit as the 01-05 Lexus IS300, and similar to the T2 used in the later-model Celica GT4, RAV4, Highlander, and Supra.

It's not a T2-R.

Jeff

[Alliedforces86]

Sorry I don't know how to embed, but here's your answer on the diff.. It has one

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOAsjB1P1vU&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]Fun in My new FR-S - YouTube[/ame]

[Moto-P]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3YivnuSLAI&list=UUllbsMG0RM9OBDKsXsmyzIg& index=2&feature=plcp"]Club4AG's Scion FRS, Paddle Shift AT, Drift Testing - YouTube[/ame]

Yes and I can attest from my own driving here, that the FRS in Paddle Automatic, also has a Torsen Limited Slip as well.
and it's rather agressive for a stock LSD too... as it can bite hard with with Falken Azenis RT615K as shown here, and still go at it fairly well, despite the modest power to the wheels by FA20 and AT choice.