[Diy_efi] OT: ABS retrofit into older car...

[Eric Deslauriers]

Apparently it is a marvel at the track. The max braking is if you stab the
brake, then let off a bit and appears to be only for an indeterminate period
of time (or speed reduction?). Not until you come to a stop or anything like
that.

People apparently panic when the pedal starts chattering and let off,
thereby extending their stopping distances.

Threshold braking is good, but once ABS steps in, you're supposed to let it
do the work if you're trying to minimize stopping distances.

IMO, this max braking feature means the guy behind you will rear end you
since he was likely too close to begin with and his car won't even come
close to stopping as quickly. :)

My car has been rear ended due to its superior braking abilities (60-0 in
appx 113 feet). the guy behind me started braking harder earlier than I did.
But since I didn't want to hit the guy in front of me, I had no choice (and
likely would have been hit anyways).

All ABS is not created equal. The ABS on my 93 Suburban was complete JUNK.
Nothing like getting pushed into a wet intersection by your trailer because
you hit the white line and ABS kicked in. It cycled too slowly to be very
effective IMO. The ABS on my '01 Yukon XL is pretty solid and the brakes on
it rock too.

Eric D

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Behalf Of Andris Skulte
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:55 AM
To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
Subject: RE: [Diy_efi] OT: ABS retrofit into older car...


On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Eric Deslauriers wrote:

> Check out Mercedes' new braking system on their SL500. Now when you try to
> modulate, the system takes over for you. Once you do max braking, it keeps
> it up.

Would the system get confused if say, you went to max braking from Turn 1
at Watkins Glen, then started to ease off as you turned in? I would assume
feeding in a little throttle should kick it out of max braking.

A.


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