New here, and kind of confused.

Tigershark · January 5th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Hi, I've got a 2007 V6 Mustang wih the Pony Package, and I've been browsing these boards for a couple of months.

I never bothered to register because I figured I'd just read and learn.

There is one thing that's bothering me however. What exaclty does a T-lok do? I was under the impression that a stock V6 Mustang was 1WD. That is, only the rear right wheel had power to it, and that a T-lok would send power to both wheels. If that's the case, then what is this?

I lost traction on my gravel driveway, and it seems to me as if both wheels were kicking up dirt. Am I missing something? Can anyone help?

GreenFaleen · January 5th, 2007, 08:21 PM

you are right with what t-lok does, but both tires will move so if you were turning and got weight off of your left tire it will spin. If you look at my burnout pic in my garage you can tell my left tire is burning but I just took weight off it by turning my steering wheel to get it started. (I don't have t-lok)

mustang1072 · January 5th, 2007, 08:23 PM

i dont know bout all that T-lok stuff but i do know ur car is 2wd

GreenFaleen · January 5th, 2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by mustang1072

i dont know bout all that T-lok stuff but i do know ur car is 2wd

well it is called 2wd but only the right wheel is receiving any power from the engine the left one starts to give power once rolling.

Tigershark · January 5th, 2007, 08:28 PM

Thanks for the quick reply, I think I understand now.

GreenFaleen · January 5th, 2007, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Tigershark

Thanks for the quick reply, I think I understand now.

yup any other questions just ask

Breakout · January 5th, 2007, 08:54 PM

is t-lock and limited slip differential the same? That part I'm confused on

I know a LSD will kick in when your right tire starts spinning to get your left one going.

I would assume t-lock is both tires all of the time?

jeff · January 5th, 2007, 09:52 PM

Wtf.. only one of my back tires spin ? that doesn't make sense at all.

turp · January 5th, 2007, 09:58 PM

The t-lok is a limited slip differential. A spool is a true positive traction modification. A t-lok distributes torque through both axles versus the one with the least amount of traction. It will also let the tires spin at different rpm's say, through a turn where the radius of the inner wheel will "slip" and travel a smaller number of revolutions and let the outside tire carry through the full number of revolutions without losing traction. The V6 mustang carries what is called an "open" differential where there is no positive lock between the axles.

ByPopularDemand · January 5th, 2007, 10:46 PM

Wait last I looked it was my left tire spinning and not my right

GreenFaleen · January 5th, 2007, 10:59 PM

on some it is the left tire that gets the power the right is just the most common. As for limited slip differential that is just where if you are in drive it won't let you slip backwards (not on a stick)

Onemanzu · January 6th, 2007, 12:10 AM

... you were on a gravel road right??

traction sucks their no matter what ... if you look at your pic the right tire did kick up more gravel... you might have an LSD but i think you just have a normal rear end... try peeling out on cement and see what is left behind that will be the true test right thier

Tigershark · January 6th, 2007, 01:34 AM

Well, i'm sure I don't have a T-lok. I was just wondering why both wheels kicked up gravel. I thought that without one, only one wheel would spin at all.

Onemanzu · January 6th, 2007, 01:41 AM

under hard acceleration where traction is at a minimal will one tire spin... but your car will still move forward

GreenFaleen · January 6th, 2007, 02:01 AM

yeah as soon as you get forward motion or the pressure off that left tire it will spin as well.

mustang1072 · January 6th, 2007, 02:19 AM

i understand that one weal gets more power than the other... but i didnt know when u start that only 1 weal is pushing u... that seems odd... so i guess i should take posse track more seriously??

Onemanzu · January 6th, 2007, 02:46 AM

... no both are pushing you... but when you loss traction on your wheels the power is gonna try and find the easiest way out, therefore spinnin one wheel ... thats where the one wheel thing comes from...

both wheels are moving and spinnin under most conditions... unless you are peeling out then one tire is spinnin untill traction is regained

the only thing that is one wheel drive are bikes...

QuEeNiEsTaNg · January 6th, 2007, 08:02 AM

so what is the difference between the Tlok and my posi? My ex husband figured it out for me and said 99% sure I have posi, number wise besides looking at burnouts and whatnot...

GreenFaleen · January 6th, 2007, 12:55 PM

t-lok is fords version of pois. Your 6 doesn't have posi traction unless you put a t-lok into it.

QuEeNiEsTaNg · January 6th, 2007, 01:22 PM

I dont have the rear end that came with the car... Previous owner swapped it. My ex checked it the way he checked my truck which is how i found out i bought it with 4:10's in the back and 3:42? in the front....

But he checked it and said it isnt the one that was in the car and I called the dealership that me and the people went through because I cant get ahold of them they are in Hong Kong right now, and he gave me a short list of things they had done, and a Posi rear end was the last thing he rattled off...

So I went from thinking it, to being unsure, to almost 100 percent when my ex checked it, to 100 percent when I talked to John about it

January 5th, 2007, 08:17 PM	#1
Tigershark Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	New here, and kind of confused. Hi, I've got a 2007 V6 Mustang wih the Pony Package, and I've been browsing these boards for a couple of months. I never bothered to register because I figured I'd just read and learn. There is one thing that's bothering me however. What exaclty does a T-lok do? I was under the impression that a stock V6 Mustang was 1WD. That is, only the rear right wheel had power to it, and that a T-lok would send power to both wheels. If that's the case, then what is this? I lost traction on my gravel driveway, and it seems to me as if both wheels were kicking up dirt. Am I missing something? Can anyone help?

January 5th, 2007, 08:21 PM	#2
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	you are right with what t-lok does, but both tires will move so if you were turning and got weight off of your left tire it will spin. If you look at my burnout pic in my garage you can tell my left tire is burning but I just took weight off it by turning my steering wheel to get it started. (I don't have t-lok) __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 5th, 2007, 09:58 PM	#9
turp My Stallion is Bigger! 1989 Eddie Bauer Bronco 3 feet... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VA Beach Posts: 3,013 iTrader: 0 reviews	The t-lok is a limited slip differential. A spool is a true positive traction modification. A t-lok distributes torque through both axles versus the one with the least amount of traction. It will also let the tires spin at different rpm's say, through a turn where the radius of the inner wheel will "slip" and travel a smaller number of revolutions and let the outside tire carry through the full number of revolutions without losing traction. The V6 mustang carries what is called an "open" differential where there is no positive lock between the axles. __________________

January 5th, 2007, 10:46 PM	#10
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wait last I looked it was my left tire spinning and not my right __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

January 5th, 2007, 10:59 PM	#11
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	on some it is the left tire that gets the power the right is just the most common. As for limited slip differential that is just where if you are in drive it won't let you slip backwards (not on a stick) __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 5th, 2007, 08:28 PM	#5
Tigershark Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for the quick reply, I think I understand now.

January 5th, 2007, 08:54 PM	#7
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,031 iTrader: 0 reviews	is t-lock and limited slip differential the same? That part I'm confused on I know a LSD will kick in when your right tire starts spinning to get your left one going. I would assume t-lock is both tires all of the time?

January 5th, 2007, 09:52 PM	#8
jeff Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 182 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wtf.. only one of my back tires spin ? that doesn't make sense at all.

January 6th, 2007, 12:10 AM	#12
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	... you were on a gravel road right?? traction sucks their no matter what ... if you look at your pic the right tire did kick up more gravel... you might have an LSD but i think you just have a normal rear end... try peeling out on cement and see what is left behind that will be the true test right thier __________________ My Foz

January 6th, 2007, 01:34 AM	#13
Tigershark Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well, i'm sure I don't have a T-lok. I was just wondering why both wheels kicked up gravel. I thought that without one, only one wheel would spin at all.

January 6th, 2007, 01:41 AM	#14
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	under hard acceleration where traction is at a minimal will one tire spin... but your car will still move forward __________________ My Foz

January 6th, 2007, 02:01 AM	#15
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah as soon as you get forward motion or the pressure off that left tire it will spin as well. __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 6th, 2007, 02:46 AM	#17
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	... no both are pushing you... but when you loss traction on your wheels the power is gonna try and find the easiest way out, therefore spinnin one wheel ... thats where the one wheel thing comes from... both wheels are moving and spinnin under most conditions... unless you are peeling out then one tire is spinnin untill traction is regained the only thing that is one wheel drive are bikes... __________________ My Foz

January 6th, 2007, 08:02 AM	#18
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664 iTrader: 0 reviews	so what is the difference between the Tlok and my posi? My ex husband figured it out for me and said 99% sure I have posi, number wise besides looking at burnouts and whatnot...

January 6th, 2007, 12:55 PM	#19
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	t-lok is fords version of pois. Your 6 doesn't have posi traction unless you put a t-lok into it. __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 6th, 2007, 01:22 PM	#20
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664 iTrader: 0 reviews	I dont have the rear end that came with the car... Previous owner swapped it. My ex checked it the way he checked my truck which is how i found out i bought it with 4:10's in the back and 3:42? in the front.... But he checked it and said it isnt the one that was in the car and I called the dealership that me and the people went through because I cant get ahold of them they are in Hong Kong right now, and he gave me a short list of things they had done, and a Posi rear end was the last thing he rattled off... So I went from thinking it, to being unsure, to almost 100 percent when my ex checked it, to 100 percent when I talked to John about it

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