# Mind = Blown....V. How a Differential Works **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 28, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589 "2011-03-28T12:22:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/1 "2011-03-28T12:22:25Z")
This is an awesome video showing how a standard differential works on a car. Engineers will probably lol at me for this, but w/e. Pretty cool, I never knew this before, thought it would be cool to share. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/2 "2011-03-28T12:37:37Z")
Only mind blowing part was how much of a PITA it was to show stuff like this before CGI. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/3 "2011-03-28T12:44:21Z")
Very cool! Now let’s see how it works with an LSD, or more confusing, an electronically controlled diff _runs around and screams_ ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/4 "2011-03-28T12:45:31Z")
lol, I definitely would like to see where/how the LSD yeah, it’s not mind blowing, but it’s a sweet visual rep ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/5 "2011-03-28T13:07:28Z")
Cool vid ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/6 "2011-03-28T13:07:58Z")
That narrator has been in more movies than anyone else, ever. lol ---
**Author:** ![99\_civic\_si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99_civic_si/32/7319_2.png) [@99\_civic\_si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99_civic_si)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/7 "2011-03-28T13:18:30Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Only mind blowing part was how much of a PITA it was to show stuff like this before CGI. 🙂 lol, truth. Open diffs are the suck anyway. ---
**Author:** ![KhoiFish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoifish/32/5409_2.png) [@KhoiFish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KhoiFish)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/8 "2011-03-28T13:22:05Z")
Neat video. The longer 9 min. version (in the related videos) has a cool little circus type performance at the beginning lol. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/9 "2011-03-28T14:56:15Z")
magic and wormholes ---
**Author:** ![Axis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/axis/32/5149_2.png) [@Axis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axis)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/10 "2011-03-28T15:00:25Z")
Now go watch how an automatic transmission works. ---
**Author:** ![klug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/klug/32/5222_2.png) [@klug](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/klug)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/11 "2011-03-28T19:34:48Z")
Sweet vid I think it was on here a year or 2 ago but I can’t recall. It’s crazy to think how much time they must have put into developing the first engines and differentials. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/12 "2011-03-29T22:47:53Z")
> [@Axis](#): > > Now go watch how an automatic transmission works. they are really not bad once get in there and do it. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mind-blown-v-how-a-differential-works/210589/13 "2011-03-29T22:57:38Z")
for those who dont know, when something is refered to as posi traction, thats a gm term, the rest of the industry calls it lsd, its the exact same thing.