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Old 04-16-2002, 07:31 PM
webebob webebob is offline
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Default Quirky 8.8

I have the 8.8 with the trac-loc. After about 12,000 miles of abusive driving, it still works like day one. But it has always had a quirk. Maybe they all do.?
While coasting or decellerating, the rear is fully unlocked. But give it ANY gas, and I mean ANY, and it locks up like a spool. I can drive like an old man turning out of a driveway, and if I give it normal gas while turning out, it will drag the outer wheel squalling around the corner. Not accelerating, just holding speed with throttle.
On the track, the car pushes hard in the corners if any gas is held on the turn. Go from a little gas in the turn to neutral gas, and the car turns in hard. And I don't mean hard on and hard off the gas oversteer, understeer. I mean a small change in gas and I can feel the rear unlock and the front tires do their job.
Do all trac-locs perform this way? I don't remember the old GM posi's acting this way.
How does the tru-trac (no clutches) handle on the track?

Bob
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