G6Et - Lsd Or No Lsd?

[skidxr6t]

Jas98, I was informed it was an option by a salesman who took me for a test drive in a g6et that it was an option in the BA model at least, but he said that most of them had it.

[ms700]

did all ba r6t come with LSD?

umm, assuming you have typo'd, and forgot the x, yes, all BA XR6T's had LSD's.

[xr6tForMe]

A sort of relevant question....

How does the traction control in a G6ET operate?

Does it just cut power from the engine, or are brakes applied to a spinning wheel too?

[BRK]

The trac control is a special option in the G6ET................................ a giant friggin soft-sole slipper slides down from behind the dash, onto your foot and e a s e s the accelerator down to the floor.

[tab]

That was awesome...have you got any more?

But to answer the question it does both, it will also short-shift gears if required.

[Pixy Angel]

A sort of relevant question....

How does the traction control in a G6ET operate?

Does it just cut power from the engine, or are brakes applied to a spinning wheel too?

Ive found that the engine cuts out briefly, bogs the car down so no spin spin, I just take my foot off the power and it returns back to normal

[xr6tForMe]

If brake is applied to a single spinning wheel, that will transfer power to the other wheel (via the diff), sort of emulating a limited slip diff.

Not saying it will negate the need for a real LSD, (and the idea of getting one has already crossed my mind), but not having an LSD might not be as bad as you would first think

[tab]

If you've read this thread in its entirety then you've probably already seen my opinion once or twice...but I completely agree. I think it was a wise move to fit the open diff in the G6ET and it works perfectly.

And whilst at the time many would assume it was a bit of ownership bias I can still categorically say my opinion hasn't changed after moving on to the next vehicle. It's quiet, smooth & refined, corners better, gets the power down better in most conditions but not the greatest at doing donuts or burnouts (but still OK to a certain extent).

But...it's not 'manly' apparently.

[old_mate]

yep. now pushing 373rwkw through mine and it's been fine. Even a recent happy laps event out at QR I didn't really find myself at a disadvantage - all of us at that power level (including those with LSD) had to still feed throttle for traction

Won't impress your mates when doing skids or trying to be a drift king but overall, I have no reason to think about changing it out (I do have 275's on the back though)

E85 and/or some 1.4 mile action may mean getting a true trac but time will tell.

[turbotom]

I've never had a car with traction control before.

I test drove a G6eT recently with intentions of buying it, but when I applied some excess power on a wet road I heard a horrendous banging from the rear ???

Not sure whether it was axle hop, differential problem or the traction control activating ?

For those that have G6ET's.....

If applying excess power on a wet road with traction control enabled, is there any audible and noticeable vibration felt when rear wheel(s) begin to spin?

Any ideas regarding the noisy rear end during wheelspin. Is it typical?