Sachs Clutch and Quaife Differential review
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Having many conversations with my best mate Slick it was clear that I had to try the car out before I made any sort of judgement on how the car reacted and handled. Even though I knew what the ultimate end result would be...grip...I had not a slightest clue how the grip would transfer to the car in real world driving. The only time i ever felt amazing grip was three scenarios as a passenger. Firstly my uncles 450bhp Seirra Cosworth, secondly my brothers Subaru WRX STI and thirdly Slicks Leon TDI.
Speaking to Shaun@AmD on about what the diff has done to my car on the Saturday morning was an encouraging one. Shaun basically said to me "Maz just drive it and you will know its there, it will pull you round the corners. You will feel the inside wheel gripping more as you go around". Off I went and the first thing I noticed was how on an uneven road the diff was instantly transfering power to each wheel to make sure grip was always there. Was quite a strange sensation going in a straight line feeling this. As I approached the first round about I found myself noticing how tight the steering was and how heavy the Sachs clutch was in relation the the OE one. Diving into the next gap on the roundabout was like nothing i was expecting from my cars previous manners. It basically launched itself with no wheel spin in wet conditions and all I was feeling was the grip whilst pointing the steering wheel eagerly in the direction I wanted to go. I felt the right wheel pull me away from the roundabout and as I turned the wheel the power transferring from the left to the right wheel pulling me around the roundabout and off to the next exit. Words cannot describe how intense this felt for a 2wd car. The level of grip compared to the setup before is phenomenal.
Similar results happened on every bend and roundabout I encountered. What also impressed me was that i wasn't even attacking the corners at speed. I felt the faster I went round the bends the more the diff pulled me around. At the moment I am holding back to get used to the clutch and diff however I can categorically say that this is the best mod to date albeit the most expensive.
If warranted I will try and write more about my experiences but it has to be seen to be believed. Kind of hard to explain!
Thank you to Shaun, Nick and Everyone at AmD Technik Essex for the hard work thats gone into the car!
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Having many conversations with my best mate Slick it was clear that I had to try the car out before I made any sort of judgement on how the car reacted and handled. Even though I knew what the ultimate end result would be...grip...I had not a slightest clue how the grip would transfer to the car in real world driving. The only time i ever felt amazing grip was three scenarios as a passenger. Firstly my uncles 450bhp Seirra Cosworth, secondly my brothers Subaru WRX STI and thirdly Slicks Leon TDI.
Speaking to Shaun@AmD on about what the diff has done to my car on the Saturday morning was an encouraging one. Shaun basically said to me "Maz just drive it and you will know its there, it will pull you round the corners. You will feel the inside wheel gripping more as you go around". Off I went and the first thing I noticed was how on an uneven road the diff was instantly transfering power to each wheel to make sure grip was always there. Was quite a strange sensation going in a straight line feeling this. As I approached the first round about I found myself noticing how tight the steering was and how heavy the Sachs clutch was in relation the the OE one. Diving into the next gap on the roundabout was like nothing i was expecting from my cars previous manners. It basically launched itself with no wheel spin in wet conditions and all I was feeling was the grip whilst pointing the steering wheel eagerly in the direction I wanted to go. I felt the right wheel pull me away from the roundabout and as I turned the wheel the power transferring from the left to the right wheel pulling me around the roundabout and off to the next exit. Words cannot describe how intense this felt for a 2wd car. The level of grip compared to the setup before is phenomenal.
Similar results happened on every bend and roundabout I encountered. What also impressed me was that i wasn't even attacking the corners at speed. I felt the faster I went round the bends the more the diff pulled me around. At the moment I am holding back to get used to the clutch and diff however I can categorically say that this is the best mod to date albeit the most expensive.
If warranted I will try and write more about my experiences but it has to be seen to be believed. Kind of hard to explain!
Thank you to Shaun, Nick and Everyone at AmD Technik Essex for the hard work thats gone into the car!
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