popeye

Does anyone know if it's worth changing the centre diff setting from the normal (down) position when driving in snow in a Type R? Haven't ventured out into the winter wonderland yet so I was just wondering.

Cheers.

harj

I too would like to know, should it be on Full Lock ? or near the top?

ex-webby

Hi Chaps...

OK... Fully locked forward will turn the car into the worst handling dog in the whole world as it will basically LOCK the car in a fixed 50/50 spilt. It will understeer like a pig. This WOULD be useful though if you get stuck and just want to get out of the ditch, etc!!!...

If there is thick snow on the ground, I would personally set the diff to three clicks forward (the second orange one), and see how it felt. Then if it udersteers a bit too much and feels unwealdy (sp?) I would roll it back one to the first orange light.

Be VERY careful with the gas in the type R and 22B, as the rear diff's are incredibly agressive (made worse for harj in the 22B by the huge low down torque of Rich's 22), so a little too much gas can lock the rear diff solid causing HUGE oversteer.

So, just be really smooth and take your time..

the scoob can accelerate so quickly one snow thanks to the incredible awd system, and the type R and 22B can accelerate even quicker in some cases due to the diff set-up...

This means you can be doing silly speeds with loads of confidence and suddenly realise you are going WAY too fast.

Take care... I'm off to have some fun!

c-ya

Simon

Stef

Assuming you have decent snow tyres I presume Simon? I've just been out playing on a large car park, and despite the AWD I waasn't going anywhere fast!

Stef.

harj

Cheers Si,

Anyone got a camcorder for later LOL, I can sense another Scoobynet powersliding video on the horizon or should that be on the snow

Shame I can't play until later on.

Harj.....

popeye

Simon,
Thanks a lot for that. I'm well aware of the Type R's ability to put the wind up you in the wet when you give it too much right foot! I've had one or two, errm, moments.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if there's ANY situation when putting it in the full LOCK position would be beneficial? If not on dry tarmac or snow, then is it any use at all?

Thanks again.

Adam M

GRAVEL, any surface where axles are free to rotate relative to eachother.

buddy

Just been playing out in mine rolled it to the first orange light and still went sideways too much right foot i think!

MarkF

I've got access to some Michelin gravel tyres that will fit nicely to my old 15" wheels. Time to play I think...

SDB

popeye

the fully locked position is very useful for getting up very slippy hills, out of ditches, etc!! (really hope you don't need it for that though!!)...

It is also of use in very deep snow if you are driving on the limit (but I cannot stress enough how much skill this requires), so in normal day-to-day use, the fully locked position is of no use... but it does have it's uses at times.

Cheers

Simon