Turbo'd s.b. chev...in a 69 Camaro? maybe?

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This "Torsen" thread was fuzzy to me until you mentioned "Gleason-Torsen"..
Bingo, I distinctly remember these as a very close friend had invested in
one and I recall that it performed exceptionally well. The unit was a work
of art compared to the FoMoCo, Mopar, GM units of it's day; albeit, quite a
few more bucks - until you added in the cost of rebuilding the stockers and
the hassle of having to do the rebuilds.
rap

Dave Williams wrote:

> -> what happens when an automatic transmission is in park, and Torsen is
> -> named after Mr. Norberg Torsen who invented that special kind of
> -> mechanism (he was Swedish).
>
>  The Torsen was invented by Vernon Gleasman and originally built by the
> Gleason (note the difference in name) works.  The name is an acronym
> built from "TORque SENsing".
>
>  Conceptually the Gleasman-Torsen was similar to other worm-type
> differentials dating clear back to the early part of the century;
> Gleasman's primary contribution to the state of the art was the design
> of the machinery needed to cut the worms accurately and economically.
>
>  If there was a Mr. Norberg Torsen, I've never heard of him.
>
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