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okay i think i've found an answer? solution? complexity? idea?

Either way its called the torsen differential. The whole point of it is to overcome the limitation of only being able to supply 2 times the torque of the weaker motor. A torsen differential which is used on the Hummer allows the motor to supply up to 6 times more torque to one output shaft than to the other output shaft. The question i have though is what happens if we use it like these other differentials are thinking of being used?

here are some links about the torsen differential:

A white paper on the Torsen differential: http://www.sonic.net/garyg/zonc/Tech...ferential.html

and Howstuffworks.com's comments on the torsen: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential8.htm
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