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[dsvitesse1]

hello everyone who's interested. Here is a small note from a client of mine who have the Quaife Limited Slip Differential installed in their gearbox.


Dear Harry, I’ll whrite this message in English so our British friends can also understand. We are Dono and Henk, a long time married gay couple living in Waalre, the Netherlands and we own a Citroen DS 23 (Pallas) Rally from 1975. In the summer from 2006 we participated in the Classic Car Rally from Amsterdam to Beijing in China and finished in the overall 3rd place from 100 cars. We could not have done it with this result without the specially prepared gearbox by Harry. Very fast in low gears during mountain climbing and regularities and when overtaking. Last week we drove the 2008 Winter Trial in the highest Trial class, in the Czech Republic, 3000km or narrow, very icy and snow covered roads. This time with Harry’s new Limited Slip Differential! It is unbelievable how the DS copes with very critical conditions. We where very happy to have it on the car. In the 1970 and 1971 “Ronde de Chamonix” and the “Neige et Glace” the DS from Mazet was already equipped with an experimental “differential autobloquant”. Thank you Harry! With your gearbox installed our DS is more than ever before the Goddess of the road! Love, Henk Eijsbouts & Dono Hardjowisastro

[Paul Coleman]

Reminds me of those Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse sketches of the two Dutch coppers

Paul.

[peteyg]

Just curious as to the benefits of an LSD on the esprit. Can anyone enlighten me as I've never fully understood how they work?

Peter

[Denzeldude]

I've found wikipedia to be an awesome tool for knowledge. Checkout http://en.wikipedia....ip_differential

It should help to some degree.


To explain how this can affect someone in real life. When my outer driveshaft stripped itself bare and the rear wheel hub was spinning freely on it, I had no drive to the other wheel... I wasn't going anywhere that day, except on the back of the tilt-tray tow truck.

Not quite the same as the high-performance situation of going around a corner with one rear wheel of the ground and losing drive to the other wheel, resulting in a slower lap time.

Edited by Denzeldude, 12 February 2008 - 10:30 PM.

[Mark0573]

Hi Harry,
I am looking for a LSD for C35 gearbox.(Esprit S2.2, not 100% sure on the Code C35, lol, but its the Citeron gearbox)
I've been told you maybe able to point me in the right direction.
Regards Mark

[dsvitesse1]

Hello Mark,

yes I have the Quaife unit for you.

check the site.

www.ds-vitesse.com

cheers,

Harry Martens

[Mark0573]

Hi Harry
Is it possible to purchase a rebuilt box with the LSD installed?
Regards Mark

[dsvitesse1]

Hi Mark, yes is possible.
In stock.