Ran mine for first time last night with 3K oil as a starter.... WOW!
I was a complete sceptic about the theory behind it being an improvement, as a motorsport engineer...opinion was geared diffs are for 4WD cars and RTR toys... a ball diff design seemed more suited for 2WD... I was very wrong!
car was run mid motored on mixed grip carpet track with wooden obstacles at A1 Racing Club UK
Completely transformed the car, halved the steering aggression to a very smooth and stable feel on turn in, created the much needed rear end stability and grip mid corner and the launch out of corners is awesome.
Was a fair back to back test with nothing changed but the diff (admittedly in a spare gearbox so it can be dropped in and out quicker if needed between races)
It did take a couple of runs to get slipper set, had to turn down esc punch setting and brakes as i normally run everything max and use thumbs more carefully and took a fair few laps to get used to the new handling characteristics... does feel different on long big air jumps (doesn't respond as quick to throttle/brake adjustments for landing)
Was happy with set up of car before at same venue but it still felt nervous mid corner as on most tracks, so very happy with the new diff... it will certainly be staying fitted but will be testing thicker oils to see what happens.
Just hope its as strong as the rest of the car now!
Has anyone else tried thicker oils yet?
