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      05-06-2014, 07:46 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants View Post
Thanks for that. Its interesting that you say that this LSD is "slow"...I have wondered why when you quickly jump on the throttle you can get one wheel spin up and often a bit of wheel hop while other times with more progressive throttle application you can get some decent power slides. Now it makes sense.

The GKN website has some good technical documents on how it works. It's a speed-sensitive LSD, not torque-sensitive. The locking is based on the speed differential between the two rear wheels.
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