Disc brakes?
03-05-06, 01:32 PM
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Disc brakes?
i am looking to buy a 1st gen rx-7 but i want all discs all around. if anyone knows what year did they start having disc brakes all around? thank you
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They started having 4 disc's in 1981 on the GSL models
The GSL replaced the Leather sport model from 1980 and was eqipped with full disc brakes and LSD.
In 1984-85 they came out with a GSL-SE that was equipped with a 13b FI engine. This model also had Full disc's
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The GSL replaced the Leather sport model from 1980 and was eqipped with full disc brakes and LSD.
In 1984-85 they came out with a GSL-SE that was equipped with a 13b FI engine. This model also had Full disc's
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03-07-06, 10:50 AM
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yep, and thats the one and only advantage that it gives 
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No real performance driver wants an open diff, spinning one wheel as you try to power down out of a corner is slow and no fun. Companies who agree with the advantages include BMW, Lotus, Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren. Try and find a road race car that doesn't have LSD.
In fact the LSD is a bigger advantage than the disc brakes.
03-07-06, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by aussiesmg
Unless you actually drive it like a performance car.....LSD gives you better push out of a corner, more grip at all times that you have traction, is more fun in the wet/snow (also harder to drive in these conditions so practice) LSD helps you accelerate through a rough section of tarmac by not allowing the driven wheel to hop and spin as it bounces over undulations.
No real performance driver wants an open diff, spinning one wheel as you try to power down out of a corner is slow and no fun. Companies who agree with the advantages include BMW, Lotus, Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren. Try and find a road race car that doesn't have LSD.
In fact the LSD is a bigger advantage than the disc brakes.
No real performance driver wants an open diff, spinning one wheel as you try to power down out of a corner is slow and no fun. Companies who agree with the advantages include BMW, Lotus, Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren. Try and find a road race car that doesn't have LSD.
In fact the LSD is a bigger advantage than the disc brakes.
Depends on what you call a road race car but the new mustangs have just a live axle
03-07-06, 11:29 AM
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Interesting note on the Lotus Elise: The suspension was designed around an open diff, and apparently when you get the LSD option the car is about a second slower around a 60 second autocross course (GRM's test course for the record)
03-07-06, 11:32 AM
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Interesting note on the Lotus Elise: The suspension was designed around an open diff, and apparently when you get the LSD option the car is about a second slower around a 60 second autocross course (GRM's test course for the record)
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