Thread: M2 E-Diff
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      11-15-2015, 10:21 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by moldcad View Post
True, but with just 30% the M-P LSD is not even comparable to the real M thing. I compared the WOT right turn from stop between 3 cars: my AWD Golf R, my RWD M235i before and after M-P LSD install - and while w/o the LSD, the inner wheel spun like crazy while the car barely moved, after adding LSD it's now almost as quick in this kind of launching as my R is... But almost makes a lot of difference, so I wish I had the real M active diff!
The M active diff is great, although this type of variable lock-up design is not what's used in motorsport. 40% lock-up is pretty common among my friends' amateur race cars, so 30% for a street car is plenty.
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