jdm svx - Page 4

b3lha · #46 06-19-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Nomake Wan

A thought occurred to me today while sitting in the car... if the VTD cars constantly send power rearward and use an LSD to send power up front... then that means they don't have a FWD fuse, right? Our FWD fuse works because our transmissions send power forward and use a transfer clutch to send power rear... so it just locks out the clutch and prevents power transfer.

But on VTDs...?

On VTDs the fuse locks up the centre diff. As Joe said above, a 50:50 torque split. With the fuse inserted it binds up in corners like the old style red-button-on-the-gearknob subarus.

nonSTOP_service · #47 06-19-2007, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by b3lha

On VTDs the fuse locks up the centre diff. As Joe said above, a 50:50 torque split. With the fuse inserted it binds up in corners like the old style red-button-on-the-gearknob subarus.

In other words, it drives awesome?

b3lha · #48 06-19-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by nonSTOP_service

In other words, it drives awesome?

Yes. If, by awesome, you mean putting immense strain on the transmission when cornering so that it groans until one of the rear wheels breaks traction. The diff-lock mode is only intended for testing, not driving. You do get cool japanese writing lit up in red on the dash though.

The VTD transmission is awesome in normal operation. If the diff needs locking then the computer will lock it. I can't see any good reason to mess with that function unless you want to make the handling worse.

Joe wants to make his oversteer so he can experience the fun of spinning off the road backwards like an Porsche 911 or Audi TT.

Each to their own.

nonSTOP_service · #49 06-19-2007, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by b3lha

Joe wants to make his oversteer so he can experience the fun of spinning off the road backwards like an Porsche 911 or Audi TT.

Each to their own.

My kind of guy lol. I remember we locked the diff on a GL once and drove in a circle till we snapped an axle...

Don't ask lol.

svxistentialist · #50 06-19-2007, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nomake Wan

A note... the Forester VTD (according to the Japanese site I linked earlier) does not have a standard 35/65 split. It's 45/55.

Thanks Nomake.

I was not aware of that. It is still rear bias, of course, but not quite the same.

Joe

svxistentialist · #51 06-19-2007, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by b3lha

Joe wants to make his oversteer so he can experience the fun of spinning off the road backwards like an Porsche 911 or Audi TT.

Each to their own.

Unfair comment!!

A Porsche has the engine in the back. This engine was designed for agricultural purposes during the Second World War. Consequently this engine is happiest when heading towards the fields, where a lot of rear engined Porsches end up.

On the other hand, our 3.3 is designed for spearing down the road, flat out

. I merely want to tweak the handling so I can look where I'm going out through the passenger window-in-window.

What's wrong with that, for gosh sakes???

Joe

Nomake Wan · #52 06-19-2007, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by svxistentialist

I merely want to tweak the handling so I can look where I'm going out through the passenger window-in-window.

I nominate this for best quote ever and hereby place it in my sig.

Darren · #53 06-19-2007, 04:41 AM

Hiya,

Joe, drive my type R impreza for a weekend, it should have wipers on the side windows

The SVX is actually too good in normal conditions to throw around, even flicking it into corners and left foot braking, feathering the throttle only gives a little powerslide before the front end pulls you back out again, still great fun though and fantastically controllable.

The JDM & Euro cars had different spring rates to the US cars which were allot softer.

svxistentialist · #54 06-19-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Darren

Hiya,

Joe, drive my type R impreza for a weekend, it should have wipers on the side windows

I'll take you up on that!!

Hey Darren, is your Dad's name Dave, by any chance? If it is, I own one of your SVX past motors, a JDM S40 in silver

I hope you are bringing the Version L to the annual show, I want to compare notes.

Joe

svxistentialist · #55 06-19-2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Nomake Wan

I nominate this for best quote ever and hereby place it in my sig.

I have IPR on the material, y'know.

You're welcome, Nomake.

Boldly go. Onwards and slidewards.

Yo!

nonSTOP_service · #56 06-19-2007, 05:30 AM

I found the key to getting a SVX to slide at a 90 degree angle.

MUD!

That's right, my town was bombarded with rain yesterday and on my way to work one of the small service roads had been washed out and was nothing more than a slick mud road.

I tell ya, I haven't had that much fun in a long time.

In other news I'm in need of a car wash.

b3lha · #57 06-19-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Darren

Hiya,

Joe, drive my type R impreza for a weekend, it should have wipers on the side windows

The SVX is actually too good in normal conditions to throw around, even flicking it into corners and left foot braking, feathering the throttle only gives a little powerslide before the front end pulls you back out again, still great fun though and fantastically controllable.

The JDM & Euro cars had different spring rates to the US cars which were allot softer.

You are absolutely right in what you're saying about the SVX handling.

Do you have any proof of the spring rates being different? We've speculated many times in the past that this might be the case. But we've never been able to substantiate it. It would certainly explain a few things if this is indeed the case.

Phil.