While the center diff in the Diamond Star cars may be able to handle the power of a 4-wheel burnout, the transmissions in those cars don't take well to that kind abuse. A friend's early Talon with his home-brew of modifications (he's an EE with an ME mind-set so go figure) would routinely eat 5.0L Mustwangs in any gear BUT it would grind the gears at anything other than a slow and deliberate movement of the shifter.
--- [email protected] wrote: > Only if your abusive, the center diff cant handle clutch dumping > antics like > a talon/eclipse can, but thats cuz its a car designed to be light > and > unhealthy fast on dirt....and even without abuse a properly setup > one with > eat most of the other given choices for lunch on the street ===== Matthew Yip http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
