CLS63 W208 roasting tyres

[Fivehunnit]

I think I need a LSD in my CLS63, I'm new to cars with over 300bhp and the squirming and sidewinding is something I've not had much of before, at a standing start, if I go more than 1/4 throttle (eased on, not slammed), I get the rear tyres lighting up, and from a rolling start of around 20-30, if I poke to in excess of half-3/4 throttle I get the same, it's not unmanageable or alarming, I would just rather be able to plant all 500+ of those horses onto the road without planting 1mm of rubber with it. anyone had an LSD fitted? Maybe I need to change the way I put it down and learn a bit more first?

 

[Alex]

What tyres on it at the moment and how deep is the tread? That would be my starting point before LSD.

 

[hotrodder]

I get the rear tyres lighting up

If both rears are lighting up then a LSD isn't gonna help. LSDs help when one wheel breaks traction (spinning the inside rear when booting it out of corner for example) by redistributing torque i.e. instead of it all going to the spinning wheel like an open diff it sends more to the wheel that has more grip. Once both wheels are spinning then a torque biasing or even a locking diff can't help... you need more grip, less torque/throttle or a bigger tyre budget

 

[Lyserman]

I had to completely change my driving style with my C32, especially post remap.
You learn to gently press the accelerator so you don't light up the ESP every time.
Problem is that when you go back to a normal engine you set off at a crawl.
Time and practice will slowly reduce the tyre wear
but it is so addictive.