Stock LSD ratio
Lexus Champion
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 3,124
Likes: 32
From: Texas
Originally posted by DoubleWhoosh
Powertrax is crap. I sheared all the teeth off of one before on my Mustang. Plus it's noisy as hell.
Powertrax is crap. I sheared all the teeth off of one before on my Mustang. Plus it's noisy as hell.
I am not endorsing the Powertrax because I haven't used it myself but they have 2 models, the noisy locker and the syncro'd no-slip. My guess on the shearing problem was either an alloy problem or partial engagement and impact load. I would be very surprised if a fully engaged unit would be the weakest link due to the total surface area of engagement. Again, not endorsing, just discussing. I don't know what changes may or may not have occured but since Richmond Gear just bought the company they must have seen something they like. Here is an email response:
"Switchboard [switchboard@richmondgear.com]
Powertrax was rently purchased by Richmond Gear. The number one priority is to get inventory on current models and then check intonew applications. Sorry, we cannot give you a date at this time. The Lock-Righ units are a bit noisy on turns, but the No-Slip units are quiet.
Dean S./j"
So, the no-slip unit that has syncros are quiet. The syncros should also prevent partial engagement that would lead to shearing just like in a manual tranny.
BTW, many high powered cars have failed torsen type gear LSDs... Clutch and cone types are also prone to failure. I will try to find out more on the Powertrax as the syncro'd unit may not be "a piece of ..."
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
