Well driver aids are the best thing since sliced bread for the road, why because they are safety systems that all drivers can take advantage of.....
Are they the best thing for track only cars, well top end race cars maybe not, track day cars used for sprints where the owners are just starting out and don't have a lot of experience, yep they still are......
I'm in a feisty mood tonight so I'll bite.....
ABS kicking in is due to the shitty surface of the road and not the fact that that the car is on the breaking point of traction. Just because you believe something doesn't mean it's right.
Ah no, the ABS is kicking in because you are applying sufficient pressure to cause a wheel to lock as the friction of the tyre to the road surface has exceeded the available grip of the tyre, so therefore the tyre must be at the point where it cannot rotate anymore due to the clamping force of the brakes. To alleviate this you must release some pressure from the brakes. The ABS does this. If you didn't have ABS you would have a tyre that is sliding across the road surface producing smoke and noise. To stop this you would have to manually release some pressure from the braking system, reducing the braking force on the other three wheels. To be driving in this manner on the road, basically you are driving too fast for the conditions, or the road.
And physics don't lie.....
My NA6 was road worthy and didn't have ABS... Go figure..
And I don't think insurance will void insurance over a blown fuse.
Your NA6 wasn't supplied with ABS so no issue there, your NB was factory fitted and complied for use on Australian roads, so big problem there regarding roadworthyness and insurance if you disable the ABS.
Just like ESP, ABS can be worse in CERTAIN situations, so don't give me your feel bad story that's full of bs
Yes I agree, on an unsealed road ABS provides a longer stopping distance than locking up in a straight line, however lock your brakes you have no control over what the car will do or go, the ABS will allow you to steer the vehicle. Again sensible driving to the conditions should mean that this would be encountered in an emergency situation only.
Never said I practiced threshold braking in a non-controlled environment? You seem to be jumping to conclusions, but don't worry as an Australian I have learnt to put up with ignorant people so I won't jump down you're throat with abuse
Well......
So this is a road car so i'm not wanting to pull out the whole system as such I just don't want the ABS to kick in, I find it very upsetting when driving hard and i'm not used to it as both cars i've owned so far a pre 1992.
Sounds like driving on the road to me, so not a controlled environment.......
Mate you are A road user not THE road user, safety is paramount for EVERYONE not JUST you and YOUR loved ones, A) don't be so greedy and think that only yor loved ones are the important ones on the road and B) get off your high horse, no one is a perfect driver, EVERYONE makes mistakes from time to time, and through the way you have wrote you comment you seem to think you a lot better than a lot of other people on the roads. This selfish way of thinking ruins the car community and quite frankly Australia.
Yep I am A road user, but if you are doing "touge" runs it would be nice to know when, I hear enough ambos and firies driving past my place under lights and sirens going to scrape someone else off the hill each night that I like to increase my chances of survival.....
No, no one is a perfect driver and yes we all make mistakes, but I am a better driver than most, and I am still learning how to drive better and the day I stop learning is the day I have stopped driving.
What's selfish in my thinking of wanting my loved ones and other people to be able to use the roads safely, it's those driving on a public road as if it is a race track that are the selfish ones.....
Just such a plain disrespectful answer. When the thread was about me not being used to ABS and not feeling comfortable (because I am not used to my pedal pulsating at me) when I have dríven older cars my whole life without all these driver aids which were designed for people who have no interest of learning how to drive a car in extreme circumstances...
If I was disrespectful well sorry, but your original and subsequent posts read as that you want to disconnect the ABS because it is kicking in "too early" ABS doesn't kick in too early, ABS only operates when the wheels are locking, that means you are braking too hard. If it is because of an emergency situation then it has done its job and you still had steering. If you are getting the ABS to kick in all the time, then you are braking too hard, and sorry if this offends, and not driving very well.
If you are serious about improving your driving abilities, come out to the track days, I, and I am sure others, will be more than happy to provide some tuition on how to get the best out of you and your car in a controlled environment.
shock horror! It made the world of difference and now the braking response is much more linear than before over undulating surfaces and I can brake much harder with any unnecessary electronic interruption. I've been driving like this for almost a year and I have no regrets. Forget spending all your money on everything else people are suggesting just pull the fuse and try it.
