Torsen Diff. Question

[wera49]

Guys,
I'm new to Nitro RC. I've got a MBX-4 XR Works with a O.S. RZ-V01B and a JR XS3. It is stock otherwise. It needs torsen diffs. I only know of two companies that make them for my car, Ofna and Fioroni. What is the difference in quality? Which is more durable? I don't want to spend any more than I have too. I've already spent more than I had planned on this car.

Your comments and suggestions are welcomed,
Rob
WERA49

[officedog]

what makes you think that you need them. You can get good effect from using different weight oils in your diffs. The torsens are a good piece of kit, but only work well in certain situations. My advice would be to try the standard diffs before going to the expence of buying torsens. I had a hyper 7 with torsen diffs in and went to an mbx5 without and i cant really notice that much difference on my local track. I did notice it when i got on the grass or a road surface. So unless you race/bash on these types of surfaces, it may be wise to save your money.

[HumboldtBlazer]

What would be a good example of an application where a Torsen diff wouldn't be prefered.

[wera49]

<<I did notice it when i got on the grass or a road surface.>>
I was playing on the street and on the grass. I plan to race. Right now I'm just learning how to tune the car and learning to be a better driver.

I followed the directions for the diff. oil weight. Any suggestions?


Rob B.
WERA 49

[RiceLaxer06]

Just keep the stock diffs, theyre fine until you get into racing regularly. What oils did you use, depending on the weights they change the diff speed.

[wera49]

<<What oils did you use, depending on the weights they change the diff speed.>>

I believe the directions recommended 5K front, 7k center and 1k rear.

What should the oil weights be?

Rob