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Old Dec 13, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ryansmoneypit
Your ability to stop wheel hop. Thats what fails. Seriously, they don't break under even moderate power and track abuse. Wheel hop with slicks and 350 hp break them. Sustained track use with excessive temps from underbody mods kills them.
Originally Posted by deezums
If you are going to be doing massive burnouts and **** I'd get a hyper-preloaded rx7 clutch type and swap it in.

The failure point for torsens is giving them to Aidan. He breaks them at the strip with measly 1.6 powah.
220hp+UHP tires+prepped track+wheel hop=byby torsen
Old Dec 13, 2016 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by deezums
A torsen does not wear out, ever.
Not true. There are some special hardened thrust washers that can wear out. It just leads to increased gear lash, but not ultimate failure.
Old Dec 13, 2016 | 02:43 PM
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Thus began my quest to eliminate wheel hop. First stop, the bushing mega thread...

Old Dec 13, 2016 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by The Australian
First stop, the bushing mega thread...
Gud thread is gud.




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