awd?

[s14arb25det]

Does the eclipses and the talons use a 50:50 front/rear lock awd like the imprezas and the evos or does power transfer to two wheels as long as traction is maintained like the skyline gtr

[JoeWagon]

ive heard that it is an all-time 50/50 split in ideal, but im believing now that it only goes to 50/50 when i think the VC locks due to spin. however i know that it is not a 2 wheel drive vehicle until spin.

[s14arb25det]

Originally Posted by JoeWagon

ive heard that it is an all-time 50/50 split in ideal, .

I thought the 50:50 wasnt very good on-road because the engine has to power 4 wheels when not needed

my friend with a s13 sr20det fmic 6 puck clutch with no engine mods stock turbo can take a new subaru wrx sti with 300hp and the 50:50 lock

the subaru gets a good launch but the s13 catches up very quickly

[JoeWagon]

'very good' it may not be so for gas milage or getting that last horse because it wastes more energy in getting power 50:50, but i assure you the mitsu engineers did it for a reason, and i would guess because of traction in all conditions.

EDIT>> note that even when the VC is open, it is (i think) powering 1 front 1 rear wheel, so it is never FWD or RWD.. which is what i was trying to think of before.

[kjewer1]

The center diff is an open diff until there is enough wheelspin to heat the viscous fluid in the Viscous Coupler enough to lock it up. Then its 50/50. BUT, if you have tons of power, and traction on only one end, the VC can slip somewhat. But this should be a rare situation in normal driving or racing conditions. So, its open as long as front and rear wheel speeds are close, and locked when they differ.