Vipera Russelli
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I picked up my Viper on Friday with my newly-installed Quaife differential and I couldn’t be more impressed with the improved control. It’s night and day, really. Previously, it was too easy to toss the rear end waaaay out on tighter corners in a mere fraction of a second if anything more than very moderate throttle was applied, due to the fact that the inside wheel would spin when cornering tight, leaving only one rolling wheel to provide traction. Now, with the Quaife installed, both wheels roll through the corner, no mater how tight, providing traction under acceleration several times the maximum acceleration that could be applied with the stock setup. Plus, if I accelerate hard enough and the rear end does finally come out, it does so much more gradually than before (in terms of both how far and how fast it comes out), and once out, the rear end feels like it wants to straighten back out, allowing me to confidently continue to accelerate the car while correcting the slide with only small steering inputs -- the car just snaps back on line and continues to rocket forward. In short, the Quaife adds A LOT of cornering traction under acceleration and actually makes sliding the rear end a much more controllable exercise. I now think the stock set up is simply awful and extremely dangerous, comparatively. I don’t think I’ll ever make a better single improvement to the car. I can't wait to get back on the track. Is it February yet?
Thank you JonB, Archer Racing, Taylor Racing and Jeff Sherwin, and all of you that have previously provided input on this modification!
Thank you JonB, Archer Racing, Taylor Racing and Jeff Sherwin, and all of you that have previously provided input on this modification!