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Old 11-27-2009, 02:07 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Viscous units have better street manors because the slip ratio is high and they are silent.

Viscous units don't wear out with street driving, gear and clutch units eventually require a rebuild.

Viscous units are cheaper, an important point when your building a car for a $30K price point.
What he said. Basically its Nissans way of adding an LSD without driving the cost up and keeping the ride comfortable.
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