where the doctor go Options

[illneversellmyce...]

has anyone seen dr. tweak around lately? i could not even find his name in the members list, is he not a memeber anymore?

getting close to have my money for swap and its about time i get in contact with him

anyone have some info please relay too me please

This post has been edited by illneversellmycelli: Feb 7, 2007 - 2:54 PM

[Dr_Tweak]

Quaife differentials are huge among SHO enthusiasts. Here's some interesting reading for you, since you base most of your opinions on what you read on the internet.

http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=67691
http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=56297
http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=2820
http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=56397

Here are some copies of these FIRST HAND accounts from people who OWN cars that have a quaife differential:

"Love the quaife .... it produces some torque steer under full throttle in 1st and 2nd ...... but the increased traction is worth it. Especially good accelerating out of a turn. The inside wheelspin issues are gone."

"since having my quaife installed it pulls to the right under acceleration. Is this a normal trait of the quaife?? it is NOT the alignment." -BlackonBlack89

"my car has a lot more torque steer with the quaife, but it accelerates much better through and out of turns ...... it also is faster off the line, but i have to be carefull ...... it wants to change lanes sometimes under hard acceleration" -bobreimer

"I find the large steering wheel to be very easy to over compensate, when correcting for the Quaife's torque steer, and I used to find myself swerving all over the road trying to keep my SHO going in a straight line. With the smaller steering wheel, it is 90 percent easier and more controlable to throw the SHO around and aim it were you really eant it to go." -rktmn

"I have blown two trannys so far and the Quaife survived each time. IMHO Quaife is one of the best three mods I have done to the car. You do feel a little more torque steer in first and second. -jedhead

"My buddy has an SVT Contour and after he installed a Quaife it actually feels worse from a torque steer perspective.

Like before 1 wheel would slip so it wasn't pulling that bad except on the 1-2 shift. But now both wheels are pulling like crazy and it's quite the handful getting off the line." -68style

"Yes, you can get a quaife, but it really won't help your torque steer problem." -noSHO

"no quaife noise here, just helluva lot of torque steer, lol" -ShadetreeSHOguy

In that case, the only downside to a Quaife is the increase in torque steer. It will improve your SHO in every other way. -K-Dawg

"The Quaife DOES increase torque steer... I don't know why people think otherwise. Think about it, you know have something that transfers power to the wheel with the most traction. Soon as one wheel gets traction, it will pull with it." -yamahaSHO

"The quaife will completely change the way the car handles when you are cornering and on the power. It will pull a much tighter line (tighter, in fact, than lift-throttle cornering) and feel much more predictable and stable.

The quaife can increase torque steer under certain conditions, but in normal driving it operates without any hint of what it is doing.

As Jason said, a smaller-diameter wheel would decrease the amount of leverage you have over the rack, and cause a distinct increase in the amount of torque steer." -AutoSHO

It goes on and on I will admit, however, that like you I was once misinformed about the whole torque steer issue and also thought that an LSD would help alleviate that. Years later, I know otherwise, and now you do too. If you don't beleive it, just try it sometime.

-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Feb 9, 2007 - 11:50 PM