[jhautz]

To me the only thing similar in the slipper vs the nitro clutch is the fact that both protect the drivetrain from shock and smooth out the bottom end sharpness. I've driven them both now and they feel very different to me.

Nitro Clutch: The thing I didn't like about the nitro clutch was in low speed technical sections it lacks precision to me. It was hard for me to hit the throttle just the right amount the get the clutch to engage and the car to make the smaller acceleration. For me it was anyway. The nitro clutch does give allot of the same power management on the low end that helps prevent the traction loss on harder acceleration, and it also disconnects the drivetrain from the motor when you let go of the gas and it allows the car to coast allot better.The disengaged drive train is something that the slipper will not do and some like that driving characteristic. (good or bad, you decide). Requires the use of mechanical breaks

Slipper Clutch: Keeps the very connected feeling for me, making the lower speed drivability in the technical sections easier for me. It didn't really feel any different than direct drive with no clutch in this area. Adds the benefit of smoothing out the bottom end snap to help maintain traction on heavy acceleration like the nitro clutch. It does not disconnect the motor from he drivetrain when off throttle so the coasting characteristics are the same as a direct drive (good or bad, you decide) Allows the use of simple motor breaks or mechanical breaks with the right setup.

One other thing I did notice yesterday while playing with the slipperential is it not only effected the sharpness of the hard acceleration, but it also effected the braking a little using the motor brakes. Made it harder to lock up the the brakes when coming into a sharp corner under heavy braking. The slipper seems to absorb the initial impact that slamming on the brakes creates. The initial hard hit of the breaks seems to be what breaks the tires traction and starts then skidding and once once they are skidding its hard to get them back. So there may be a breaking benefit for the slipperential also. It could also be a negative for those that like to slam on the breaks, slide into a corner and then throttle out of it. I'll have to do some more playing with it to see how the adjustment effects the braking exactly. It was more of just an observation of a side effect at this point, but something that could be interesting.