what the deal is and the functions of...

DCCD centre diff.

and

LSD rear diff.

why?? because a nasty bad thought came into my head which demanded i be a very very bad persona and scour the net for ages looking at sti/wrx type r.a. models.


ooooh someone stop me as i know i could part ex my 99 uk car in for money towards a clean older example.

argh!!!!

 

DCCD is what is in some Type R's right? Thats what I have in mine, and it allows to you transfer power from mainly to the rear to almost AWD. I never use it to be honest but each to their own I guess!! Great selling point for a car though!

Lippy x

 

ssshhhhh, i cant stop looking and thinking what id do with a lightweight 280bhp machine compared to my 'heavy' uk turbo @ 215

 

Get an RA you won't regret it.

 

shurrup andy

or il do bad things at the next nysoc meet

im very tempted considering v2/v3 sti type ra's can be had for £4k ish now

 

Cracking cars mate, not sure if the dccd is worth the extra cost.

Get your name down for the scoobyshoot out feller, there are a couple of places left.....you could put the new car on the stand

 

think ins. could be the bain... only just had my licence the golden two years with 1 year ncb and 3 points

 

Andy, to answer one of your questions an LSD (limited slip diff) comes in to play when cornering and also when try to put power down in a straight line. If you take a sharp bend the car leans over to one side, if you are trying to put the power down the wheel with no weight over it can start to spin, the other wheel which has the most grip to power you round the corner has no power going to it thanks to the other wheel spinning. So you get very little forward motion as the only wheel driving is the one spinning.

What an slippy diff does is sense this and lock the wheels so both wheels are turning. Anyone who had a mk2 escort will know what I'm on about - showing my age now

You can also get torque biasing diffs but thats another story.

 

ooooooooo

suppose it would depend on what i could reasonably ask for my car i suppose... and insurance woes/budget for an r.a. plus the age thing/engine rebuilds concerns me too.

 

As long as it's been looked after and mapped for uk fuel then you should be fine.