Hi folks,
Did any of you read the article in Cars and Conversions (CCC) about town end ans steve simpson?

Apparentlt town end are supplying a electronic centre diff for impreza's and it can be added to the jap imports for 450 quid.

In the article it sounds the dogs danglies and can be finely adjusted whilst driving, the test car was easier to drive on slicks than a import with a standard centre diff on forest tyres on the rough stuff.

im thinking of a jap import sti from them and wondered if it could be worth fitting at that bargain price?

Is it similar to whats fitted to the new american sti with the dccc or whatever its called?

quite a good article anyway, worth a read!

Lee

 

Hmmm, easier to drive on gravel with slicks than a "normal" car on gravel tyres? That's some boast, and it'd take some doing!

The DCCD-A system found on the new STI's uses inputs from accelerometers, steering position, throttle, brakes, and probably more besides to derive its map. The TEG one seems a fair bit simpler than that, and it'd only make the car "better" if it was mapped in a way that suited your own driving style.

There are many ways in which it could make the car handle "worse", for instance by dropping the diff-lock ratio when you lifted off the throttle. Some drivers would like that because it'd improve turn-in, while some would find it made the car too unstable/oversteery!

Either way though, if you haven't got the car yet it'd probably be better to pass on this device for the time being, at least until you've formed your own understanding of how the manual diff adjuster affects the handling of the car.

At least then, if you did go for this thing, you'd actually have some idea of how you'd like it programmed.