LSD/ABD vs Motorsound
Thread Starter
Rennlist Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,506
Likes: 280
From: LI
LSD/ABD vs Motorsound
Looking at 2 993's. Both are similarly optioned except one has Limited slip and ABD and the other has motor sound. Kind of surprised to see these ordered independently of each other. Would have assumed that the buyer who wants LSD would also want motor sound....
Anyway, is one option more valuable or better then the other? From what i've read, the LSD is done after 30-40k mi. so it almost seems like it shouldn't be a consideration. Is ABD alone a good option to have? How about motor sound? I know this can be accomplished by adding fisters and an airbag cover if i wanted.
Just can't decided between 2 cars. HELP
Anyway, is one option more valuable or better then the other? From what i've read, the LSD is done after 30-40k mi. so it almost seems like it shouldn't be a consideration. Is ABD alone a good option to have? How about motor sound? I know this can be accomplished by adding fisters and an airbag cover if i wanted.
Just can't decided between 2 cars. HELP
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,286
Likes: 11
From: Nothern NJ
LSD might be useful if you plan to track. Even if it's shot, it's cheaper to rebuild than to add from scratch.
ABD is really useless, only works under 40mph. It's traction control to get out of snow or mud.
I think, and others can correct me, the braking system with ABD has 3 channel ABS and a separate pump so the overall braking system is better. What it means in real life, I'm not sure.
The only thing desirable about motorsounds are OEM oval tips that are hard to find and cost a lot. The motorsound airbox can be had for 130 bucks or something like that.
I would place more value on LSD and better ABS as this is something hard and expensive to add. Motorsound is a BS option and irrelvant if you go with fisters and such.
ABD is really useless, only works under 40mph. It's traction control to get out of snow or mud.
I think, and others can correct me, the braking system with ABD has 3 channel ABS and a separate pump so the overall braking system is better. What it means in real life, I'm not sure.
The only thing desirable about motorsounds are OEM oval tips that are hard to find and cost a lot. The motorsound airbox can be had for 130 bucks or something like that.
I would place more value on LSD and better ABS as this is something hard and expensive to add. Motorsound is a BS option and irrelvant if you go with fisters and such.
Addict
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 12,823
Likes: 785
I think, and others can correct me, the braking system with ABD has 3 channel ABS and a separate pump so the overall braking system is better. What it means in real life, I'm not sure.
.....
I would place more value on LSD and better ABS as this is something hard and expensive to add. Motorsound is a BS option and irrelvant if you go with fisters and such.
I would place more value on LSD and better ABS as this is something hard and expensive to add. Motorsound is a BS option and irrelvant if you go with fisters and such.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,286
Likes: 11
From: Nothern NJ
That's right!!! I, wrongfuly, thought regular was 2 channel and m220 had 3 channels...so i was off by a channel in my mind.
Trending Topics
Rennlist Stories
The Best Porsche Posts for Porsche Enthusiasts
9 Features and Characteristics That Only Porsche People Understand
Verdad Gallardo
I've Written 500 Rennlist Articles: Here's How Porsche Has Changed Along the Way
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Unnecessary Porsches Ever Built (And Why We Love Them)
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 S/C vs 718 Spyder RS: 10 Categories, One Winner
Joe Kucinski
This Builder Is Turning Heads With Its Slantnose 911 Creation
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 Artisan Edition Pays Homage to Japanese Culture
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche Reveals Coupe Variant of the Electric Cayenne With a Fresh Look
Verdad Gallardo
10 Porsche Colors That Have More Personality Than Most People
Verdad Gallardo
Guntherwerks' Final Speedster Creation Is the Ultimate Porsche Restomod
Verdad Gallardo
Rennlist Member
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 3,886
Likes: 166
From: California Boardwalk, Skanderborg Denmark
Whether or not the LSD is shot or not and whether you use ABD or not, the fact that the ABD option has 4 channel ABS is worth it.
This means each wheel is on its own ABS channel rather than having both rear wheels on one channel as in a normal 3 channel ABS system.
Also, if't you wanted to add the ABD option to a car that didn't have it, the price would be thousands for the ABS/ABD computer, LSD, wiring harness, brake lines, etc. and take many hours to install
Motor sound is exhaust tips, mufflers and an air box which can be had for around $1500 and installed in an hour or two.
This means each wheel is on its own ABS channel rather than having both rear wheels on one channel as in a normal 3 channel ABS system.
Also, if't you wanted to add the ABD option to a car that didn't have it, the price would be thousands for the ABS/ABD computer, LSD, wiring harness, brake lines, etc. and take many hours to install
Motor sound is exhaust tips, mufflers and an air box which can be had for around $1500 and installed in an hour or two.
Banned
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 5,464
Likes: 31
From: Oregon
Whether or not the LSD is shot or not and whether you use ABD or not, the fact that the ABD option has 4 channel ABS is worth it.
This means each wheel is on its own ABS channel rather than having both rear wheels on one channel as in a normal 3 channel ABS system.
Also, if't you wanted to add the ABD option to a car that didn't have it, the price would be thousands for the ABS/ABD computer, LSD, wiring harness, brake lines, etc. and take many hours to install
Motor sound is exhaust tips, mufflers and an air box which can be had for around $1500 and installed in an hour or two.
This means each wheel is on its own ABS channel rather than having both rear wheels on one channel as in a normal 3 channel ABS system.
Also, if't you wanted to add the ABD option to a car that didn't have it, the price would be thousands for the ABS/ABD computer, LSD, wiring harness, brake lines, etc. and take many hours to install
Motor sound is exhaust tips, mufflers and an air box which can be had for around $1500 and installed in an hour or two.
If I had to choose between lsd/abd vs ms pkg on a car I was buying, and all other aspects were equal; lsd/abd hands down!
Rennlist Member
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 12,312
Likes: 10
From: Roseville, CA
Addict
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 12,823
Likes: 785
While the Motorsports lsd's are great, you can have the stock street M220 lsd rebuilt w/ GT components to approach the that performance level.