Losi 8ight-T & TP4070 (40x102mm) motor

[Dr_T]

Hi Florianz, thanks for the compliment and advice!

Cool info on the Torsen diffs, never heard of them, sounds very interesting. You use them? What would be the advantage over a thick fluid conventional diff you think?

I found the fishline thing in some old 2007 Traxxas thread if I remember correctly, seemed like a forgotten old-school trick. I only have 9 packs (through grass/dirt) on the fishlines and the line does show some wear as you can see in the pic below (mainly on the rears; fronts have less wear, so rotating front/rears occasionally will help prolonging life of the lines). One of the advantages over tape though is that it is not that much of an issue if the lines wear out, as the lines are very easy to make and replace. In fact, you could make some spares to take with you, so down-time would be minimal if a line would snap (which will eventually happen).

I see you're from HH, me too! Where do you drive? I'm still looking for a good place to do some fast on-road driving :).

[florianz]

Hi Dr. T,

I am driving offroad at the track in Bergedorf, but I have heard that there is an on-road track in HH-Boberg (never have been there).

I used to have a Torsen in my former Truggys and buggys (brushless), it just works like a real 1:1 Torsen. There are differend LSD-Limited Slip Diffs around, the Losi SD, the XRAY Active Diff, the Kyosho diff, Torsen, the BBF's, Fioroni etd. The one I have is a Hobao/ofna Torsen for hyper 7. about 10yrs ago they have been popular, and where available for Hobao Hyper Cars for example.
AFAIK Walter Röhrls Audi Quattro had Torsen Differentials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quattr...l-drive_system)

I used it in center, it kind of locks the diff, most of the power gets to the rear when I pull the trigger. I loved it. But you have to get used to it, the rear might get nervous, an you don't have a "pulling" front wheel. Locking can be very sudden.
I have this one, found mine on egay usa years ago:
http://www.rcmart.com/ofna-87326-tor...er-p-9113.html

I am now running a Losi Smart Diff in Center, the Torsen doesn't fit in my current truggy. It has a less locking function then the torsen unfortunately, but in total better then a normal Diff with 60k fluid. Locks less then the regular 60k diff, but corners very well.
The Losi SD require more maintenance then the torsen. I used the Torsen in two cars, the worm gears are like new, one outdrive has shows some wear.
As you can read, I am really a big fan of torsen

How long is your center diff in total?

I will check out that fishing line trick!
best regards
flo