lsd tranny, after market lsd r stock lsd Options

[Dragondog]

what is better a non LSD tranny with aftermarket LSD installed or a stock tranny with LSD............basicly the gt 5sfe tranny (dont know model of that tranny sry) with aftermarket LSD installed or th e153 LSD tranny

r maybe the e153 with aftermarket LSD

This post has been edited by Dragondog: Mar 12, 2009 - 3:53 AM

[pittfirefighter]

LSD does not help icey/wet conditions... usually makes it a lot more difficult for the novice driver... however like said by Jim... you're are not going to notice Toyota LSD unless its a fairly high horsepower car that is being taken to redline... normal driving does not bring out the LSD characteristics... it is not a full LSD... its a 1.5... it only engages when it is needed....

Let me break it down:
When you are driving a non-LSD car... when you make a turn... the inside wheel has to spin less then the outside wheel... it has a smaller arc that it is making therefore a smaller circumference (distance)... the car automatically allows it to do this and this is called slipping.... in a Limited slip... this is taken away so that every bit of power that is used to spin the wheels is harnessed rather then letting it "slip".... anyone that has driven a 4x4 knows that if you turn the front wheels all the way and hit the gas... the wheels bind and the car jerks... that is Limited slip... the inside wheel is trying to go less then the outside wheel and it is not being allowed to do so...
now we have sports cars... so having that all the time would not be good.. so thats the 1.5... it kicks in at high RPM so that you can harness all of the power but is relaxed on low rpm so you can still make easy turns and not have your wheels bind while backing out of a parking space...

LSD will make it harder to turn at high rpm... it is trying to keep the car straight... it does not make it easier like other people have said...
and it does not always give a smooth acceleration like Jim has noticed... i punch mine and i get a skipping (walking) effect due to my shotty tires... a non LSD car would not have this problem...