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I just have to tell somebody ... and I can still hardly believe it myself, but I did take the plunge and placed a firm order on a new 2009 Carrera:
- Carrara White with Sand Beige, of course (just like my CS)
- 7-speed PDK
- Mechanical LSD
- Universal Audio Interface (iPod, USB, Aux) for PCM
- Colored Crests on Wheel Hubs
She will be delivered the 2nd week of November, and now the murderous wait starts again just like two years ago … tick – tock – tick – tock
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
To see the installation of a LSD style unit Click Here -> Article Forthcoming Stay Tuned
__________________ Greetings Rainer
...and may there always be a palm of air around your sheetmetal...
Sounds very nice. Be sure and post in the other Porsche Models forum here when it arrives. A bunch of us are former Carrera owners and will enjoy discussing your new "toy" er transportation device...
Thanks Suneet and Santa Fe!
It's a C2. The beige interior is in part driven by the fact that I live in El Paso. It stays relatively "cool" when parked in the sun. My wife has a two tone (beige seating surfaces with black surrounds) SLK and you really don't want to touch the black leather surround with your legs on a hot day, if you're wearing shorts...
__________________ Greetings Rainer
...and may there always be a palm of air around your sheetmetal...
Thanks Suneet and Santa Fe!
It's a C2. The beige interior is in part driven by the fact that I live in El Paso. It stays relatively "cool" when parked in the sun. My wife has a two tone (beige seating surfaces with black surrounds) SLK and you really don't want to touch the black leather surround with your legs on a hot day, if you're wearing shorts...
Congrats on the Carrera! I had to laugh about the relatively "cool" comment. I lived in El Paso for a short time while in the military . . . Fort Bliss (1966). How do you deal with the brown dust that seems to be on everything? I remember having to constantly dust everything.
__________________ I’ll do anything for money except work. You have to draw the line somewhere.
Congrats...... 7 Speed PDK and Mechanical LSD. Nice. So the LSD is new for this year, right? Is it only availabe with the PDK?
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
To see the installation of a LSD style unit Click Here -> Article Forthcoming Stay Tuned
Congrats on the Carrera! I had to laugh about the relatively "cool" comment. I lived in El Paso for a short time while in the military . . . Fort Bliss (1966). How do you deal with the brown dust that seems to be on everything? I remember having to constantly dust everything.
... particularly during spring, a.k.a. as "the windy season". Can be a real PITA!
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Originally Posted by Croc-ket Man
Rainer will wash it every time the C2 changes its color to macadamia!
At least for now. Admittedly, I'm pretty anal with my cars. Really wonder how long the local powers to be will allow car washing on the driveway. The thought of running my new Carrera through a car wash just kills me .
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Originally Posted by Gator Bite
Congrats...... 7 Speed PDK and Mechanical LSD. Nice. So the LSD is new for this year, right? Is it only availabe with the PDK?
Yes, Gator Bite, it's new and it can also be added to the 6-speed manual tranny. In case you wonder, there is absolutely no pricing available for anything as of yet. The Tiptronic appears to have vanished from the options list.
__________________ Greetings Rainer
...and may there always be a palm of air around your sheetmetal...
Greetings Rainer
though I would go for a black interior or red interior.
I’ll do anything for money except work. You have to draw the line somewhere.
