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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 11:33 PM
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Curious about issues with going 2wd
Not that i would ever go thia route. But what if any issues would this cause with the cars electronic system.
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Nothing!


I would have taught it would have detected slipping issues or something along those lines cutting power or putting the thing in limp mode
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Makes sense there wouldn't be issues. The system doesn't know anything about the torque split. It only knows the various wheels' rotation rates.

However, if you didn't hold the rear driveshaft still, I bet the differential fluid would get hot in a big hurry.
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