Burnout - one side????
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Went to the track this weekend - with my new line-lock I was getting some good burnouts, lotsa smoke. However, after I looked at my rear wheel-wells, I only had rubber sprayed on the drivers' side - almost none on the passenger side!
is this normal?
is this normal?
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Its just signs of a weaker posi. Try to do a regular brake torque without the line lock and see if u leave 2 marks. Cause if its really weak (which i think so since it only spun one kinda hard with the linelock on) it will only spin the one doing a regular brake torque
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Sounds like a torsen posi to me. Sometimes mine does the same thing. Take it to a parking lot, come to a stop, turn the wheels all the way to make a tight turn and then give it enough gas to spin (but don't go crazy doing donuts
). Do it a few times and see if sometimes only one wheel spins. I've also noticed it in a straight line, usually when it's wet or I have very little traction for whatever reason. It seems to me it takes a certain amount of resistence to keep it locked in.
If it's a torsen, it's all mechanical and has no clutches. The factory unit in these cars isn't very strong, but if only one wheel spins sometimes it doesn't necesarily mean it's about to go.
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If it's a torsen, it's all mechanical and has no clutches. The factory unit in these cars isn't very strong, but if only one wheel spins sometimes it doesn't necesarily mean it's about to go.
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thanks guys for the ideas - just reviewed the tape, looks like there is some smoke coming from the passenger side after all - take a look (bonus: Vette kill
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Do you have a Zexel Torsen? If so, that would explain it. They are designed more for road racing, not for doing a stationary burnout at the track. I bought one brand new when I removed the original Borg Warner that was in my '94. The Torsen immediately started doing one-legger burnouts before at least half of my passes. I realized I had installed the wrong type of rear carrier for drag racing and got a line on an Eaton. While I was searching for the Eaton/waiting for it to arrive, I had to have a buddy go up with me each pass and act as a "spotter" to tell me if both tires were spinning or not. Big hassle.
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hmm - after reviewing the tape I may have overreacted - looks like there is some smoke coming from the pass. side after all :
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