smog7

I am looking at getting an evo 8 in the near future. I've read that 03-04 models do not have the ACD, and that 03 models do not have a front lsd. Is the front lsd, along with the ACD in later models, worth the extra money? Does the ACD really make an evo what it is? My current car, a st185 celica all trac features a torsen split center diff with open diffs in the fron and rear. I love my car but it handles like *** on the road, much more fun off road.

If I do happen to buy an evo, it will be used for daily driving as well as ocassional auto x and mountain runs.

chu

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No IMO. Just more to worry about!

TurboTim06

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for autocross and track days the ACD is very useful especially with the expanding knowledge of ACD tuning and the gruppe s flash tunes available now...for drag racing i agree with the guy above...jus another thing to worry about breaking haha

smog7

hmm so how often does the ACD crap out? is there a large price difference between cars with the ACD and those without? also, are the rs models the only ones offered with regular mechanical center lsd's?

JFuego777

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Not that this is relevant for you, living in central ca, but I went from a Subaru Legacy to my Evo this last winter....and the Evo handled the slippery roads 10 times better than the Legacy...which had open front and rear diffs and a viscous coupling type transfer case/center diff. That tells me right there that the ACD and frt/rear limited slip makes a huge difference in road grip.

powerspeed06

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Yep. I live in socal and I leave the ACD set on Tarmac and away I go!! Im not so sure it makes a large enough difference to worry about.