Thanks, I'll probably try to use a Peloquin diff. then, I guess.   I had a
928GT racecar with PSD...{Porsche's computer controlled LSD) and it was not
good at the track.....changing the drive from wheel to wheel during
drifting in a corner caused weird gyrations....When it was turned off, my
lap times were awful......inside wheel spun with glee on almost every
corner exit.....
  Put in the friction clutch type and got great results....but if they are
no longer available....hmmm....

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9:48 AM, paul guard <gears@prodigy.net> wrote:

>
>  Date:    Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:12:55 -0800
>  From:    Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
>  Subject: Re: AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited
>  slip options?
>
>  So everyone loves the Peloquin Limited slip...That seems to
>  be the best
>  option, if price  wasn't an issue, I'd do
>  that...   Has anyone any feedback
>  on the "normal" style clutches limited slip option that is
>  used in other
>  German transaxles and may be available, much more
>  cheaply,  for a
>  vanagon?   I've driven racecars and street
>  machines with this old style
>  limited slip, and they worked just fine....I think when I
>  replaced the
>  Porsche computer controlled LSD with regular clutch type
>  from a turbo 911,
>  the cost was nominal....
>     anyone tried this style Limited slip on
>  the Vanagon..?
>    BTW, thanks for the feedback on our List Favorite
>  transmission
>  rebuilder(s)...
>
>  Don
>
> It isn't so much "new" vs "old", but rather type of locking differential.
> The Peloquin (which is sold by numerous vendors, most making no reference
> to "Peloquin") is of course a torque-biasing differential.
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/238566.jpg
>
> If you can find a factory 091 LSD for "cheap", it's most likely because
> it's worn out, with no new friction discs available (that I'm aware of).
> These 091 units are not known for strength, due to undersizing of some of
> the internal components.  They could have been made a lot stronger.
>
> I came very close to commissioning the manufacture of a true 091 LSD, with
> the intended market being the dragrace guys who use Type II transaxles ..
> but I didn't feel the demand was there.  A high quality LSD from scratch
> would be priced at almost double that of the Peloquin.  (BTW, even the
> turbo 911 LSDs require a friction disc replacement for any level of true
> performance.  Those all came VERY much detuned from the factory, having
> carbon or brass discs that go slick within a few track hours.)
>
> Paul
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/238566.jpg
>