Poor old quattro

[Delboy]

I'm glad some one reminded me about the diffs, so with the diffs being open and not LSD.

How is the car going to perform in snow and icy roads?

Does the esp brake the wheel with least traction to force torque back to the opposite side of the diff?

I understand there is a Torsen centre diff but it will only send torque to front or rear and if the receiving axle has traction problems also the car is really only a two wheel drive.

Should have Torsen diffs front, centre and rear IMO

When I was on the way back home the other day and there was a huge hailstorm and I gave her a little squeeze on the go pedal while doing about 40 and immediately she went out of shape with the esp kicking in and killing power not really impressed tbh

[Dezzy]

Can't comment on D3 but D2 in the snow is lots of fun 1st gear, flat out bouncing off the rev limiter, ye har

[Delboy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Can't comment on D3 but D2 in the snow is lots of fun 1st gear, flat out bouncing off the rev limiter, ye har

Esp off I guess

[PsYcHe]

I have found the D3 much less fun in the snow than the D2, but does seem to be more sure-footed, but with more electronics than the space shuttle, I'd expect it to

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Delboy

Esp off I guess

I don't have it i'm pre all that electrical fun retarding stuff

[ainarssems]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I don't have it i'm pre all that electrical fun retarding stuff

Same here

Does the esp brake the wheel with least traction to force torque back to the opposite side of the diff?

Yes, ESP brakes the wheel which start spinning. Pre ESP like mine and Dezzy's does the same with EDL but only at slow speeds and does not reduce engine output. Brake force is limited so if you have one wheel without grip at all (in the air) you are still not going anywhere.

[Dezzy]

Don't know what the internals are made from, can you weld the diff up? Rear anyway. Or i suppose just buying a real off roader like the Land8 would be easier.

[Delboy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Don't know what the internals are made from, can you weld the diff up? Rear anyway. Or i suppose just buying a real off roader like the Land8 would be easier.

Dezzy man are you serious? Weld the diff up! its not some 2.8 injection Granada that I'm prepping for the stock car racing

[Dezzy]

Nothing wrong with the 2.8 i Grandad

[ainarssems]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Don't know what the internals are made from, can you weld the diff up? Rear anyway. Or i suppose just buying a real off roader like the Land8 would be easier.

We did it once on Mazda 626, front diff that is as that's the only one it had. It broke on the Mazda we were just having fun with in the fields so we welded it up to keep car going. Man was the steering heavy after that, no power steering, you could grow arms like Popeye driving it.