Super helpful so far, thanks so much. My current tires are the General G-MAX AS-05's, which still have quite decent tread left on them. Being 'ultra high-performance all seasons' and having the reviews to back it up I'm fairly confident that even with super sticky summer tires I'd be spinning quite a bit. I live in NW Washington so we get about 5 weeks of 'summer' per year. We still haven't had anything resembling even a 'Spring' this year and it's near the end of June! Tough for me to buy tires for 5 weeks out of the year, but if it made all the difference in the world I'd do it.
So I just went for a drive and from a roll or from a dig at WOT in 1st gear my car spins straight to redline in about half a second. What changes with an LSD in this situation specifically? Does it spin then grip? Spin to redline a little slower? I'd really be interested in specific details from any who are willing to share. Also, in 2nd gear, it's nearly the same thing. From a roll at nearly any speed it'll spin the tires to redline but it takes about a second longer and the car is actively struggling to grip a bit. But I still need to shift into 3rd almost immediately. Does this experience change with an LSD?
I'm sorry for being so specific about it, but these would be the primary issues I have with the car and unless the LSD addresses these two scenarios in a very real way I might not look into an LSD until late into my build. If it makes a big difference in the previously mentioned areas I'd be looking at doing it sooner. Again, thanks for all the insight