08 srt8 do the cars have posi? Via Video posted

[MoparG]

Originally Posted by 68 Charger R/T

Posi-track is a GM term. MOPARS have suregrip. The truth is the limited slip unit in the rear diff. was the SAME unit made by aurburn inc for chrysler and gm rear ends, dana 60 rears used spicer units,that was "back in the day". Who makes the rear end and guts for the 08-up challenger? As you might have guesed I'm more into early muscle. By the way if you folks want to learn how to drift a rwd car spend a winter in vermont ,my daliy driver for years was a 2wd short box 1/2 ton p/u powered by a 440 magnum until the rust took it away.

I know that the transmission and rear end are Mercedes-Benz designs (although the transmission is actually built in the USA using their math data) and are essentially Mercedes-Benz E-class hardware. I'm not sure where the rear end is made, whether here or in Europe somewhere. I am not familiar with the duty rating either as all Mercedes E-class cars likely have significant torque management software upon launch which may otherwise help keep the Mercedes cars from failing; we'll see how long they last with us driving them.

As for the limited slip stuff going on inside, I am unsure which type it is. It could be a Quafe (which has made limited slip hardware anyone can purchase for their Dodge Magnum, Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 for years now for USD$1500), it could be a Torsen or it could be a Getrag. It could even be a Mercedes design which has been recently available to the 6.2L AMG E-class Mercedes buyers as an option (finally).

Whatever it is, the 2009 design will be different than the 2008 so it will be nice to know the differences between the two. I have a feeling the 2009 will be a Getrag as Automobile Magazine tested a prototype 2009 car with it and they loved it. They said it made a world of difference versus the 2008 car; it was unclear what the 2008 prototype car had that they drove whether it was the 2008 spec limited slip or a pre-production non-limited-slip car.

[Kelsey73]

Interesting discussion going on here. I've never tried to learn on wet pavement. I usually try and stay away from the wet until I have a good feel for how much throttle it takes to slide it out on dry pavement.

I think the automobile mag had one w/o the limited slip. I read it briefly and I thought they kept saying how important it was to have a limited slip.

[money2burn]

come to the land of the north my friends. almost every person here knows about spins and slides and drifting.... whether they want to or not!! Snow sucks, most of the time but it can be a blast to drive in with the right car.

[3H4ME]

Originally Posted by money2burn

come to the land of the north my friends. almost every person here knows about spins and slides and drifting.... whether they want to or not!! Snow sucks, most of the time but it can be a blast to drive in with the right car.

Yeah that's true, but also why I caution the younger folks that learning this in snow is way different than doing the same thing on the hard surfaces.Lots more power is needed.
It's really satisfying to me to know that people like Kelesey73 actually listen to older dogs like some of us . Sounds like he gets lots of good advice from Dad.
BTW, it's mostly guys who love going out to play in the snow with their cars, while "most" women avoid it , and even dread it. I have to be careful , because I'm fully aware that we have female Challengertalkers here who I'm sure are very capable !! Just a generality ladies; here in the land of snow.
Also BTW, it's gone here now in Nova Scotia, and my wife & I have been enjoying our bikes.