Driving on ice *observations*
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ACD wont help you in a straight line, around turns yes. No matter what setting I have my acd set to it still kicks out if i hit the gas too much. Just drive slower and dont obruptly give it gas
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If you hit the gas too much on snow with snow tires and the ACD on ANY setting, it will still kick out. The ACD doesn't have a "psycho filter" built in to it.
EDIT - To clarify about the ACD: It doesn't split torque to the front wheels more when in SNOW mode. The center diff stays 50/50 split regardless of modes. It holds the center differential locked longer, resulting in less wheel spin (unless all 4 wheels have no traction, then you'll just spin all 4 regardless). I guess the torque steer that I was feeling was from one of the front two tires gripping a bit sooner after spinning?
Last edited by 90GSX-03EVO; Jan 22, 2008 at 02:47 PM. Reason: Because I read up on the operation of the ACD a bit more and realized I was wrong.
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I drive quite a bit on ice/snow and I don't really notice the snow mode in a straight line. I definetly notice it with steering input- the front pulls where you point it. Its also harder to kick the rear end out in snow mode, yet very controllable.
I have never experienced the rear walking unless there was throttle or brake input.
I have never experienced the rear walking unless there was throttle or brake input.
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Just be really careful over any suspended road. The temperature of the road surface on a bridge or suspended road is much colder than that of a road on the earths surface. That leads to easier ice formation.