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AWD mystery?
Lets say for a moment we have an engine powerful enough to pull a wheelie with a 100% Torsen AWD system...Front center and rear differentials. now i under stand that if a wheel looses complete traction the torsen will act like an open differential, but of course appling some break helps resolve this issue and send power to the wheel with grip depending on the torque bias.
but the bigger problm now is the whole front end is off the ground, and without using any breaks the car would keep hopping up and down as it would gain traction in the front for a moment start to spin power would be sent to the rear wheels then the car would pull another wheelie but loose power because of the open front end scenario.
So we use a special break system to break the front end during a wheelie..but how would the torsen differentials act under this pseudo front grip especially the center differential? I'm shure the torque bias ratio's would have to be adjusted in some manner because of the larger breaking force of the front end.
and what would the drive train efficiency be with this excessive setup not to mention handling characteristics?
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