traction problem?

[caug1]

hello,i have 03 m45.when i floor it why i had only one tire spinning like an old american cars? i would think i should have some kind of posi thing? please advice.thanks,caug.

[Q45tech]

Infiniti dropped VLSD after 2001 for most cars in favor of a less expensive Traction control of rear brakes.

[caug1]

so is there anything i can do to get better traction of the line? two tires of the line better them one.what is vlsd anyways?thanks.

[qship96]

stop flooring it off the line? moderation,especially in the wet.

[Q451990]

what is vlsd anyways?

Viscous Limited Slip Differential (a/k/a positraction)

Here's a good article on the different types of LSD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positraction

Heath

[maxnix]

Infiniti dropped VLSD after 2001 for most cars in favor of a less expensive Traction control of rear brakes.

Difficult to believe that the Y34 doesn't have VLSD since it is so derivative of the FGY33.

Are the sport V35 (or whatever they are now) the only Infinitis with VLSD?

[Q45tech]

Electronics are so much cheaper than robust mechanicals!

How they have held the price in dollars for 12 years amazes me until you look at mechanicals...................in every brand.

[caug1]

o.k. i just would like to know if it is normal for kind of a new car like an 03 m 45 to have such a ****ty traction of the line? do the new m or g models have one tire spinning of the line when you punch it?thanks,caug.

[maxnix]

Your question has nothing to do with a car's age and everything to do with tires, gears, engine power, surface friction, mechanical and electronic controls, etc.

Old american cars almost never had LSD, solid rear axles, low traction hard tires and were heavily front weight biased.