Throttle-by-Wire

[elcamino73]

Being that all of my cars are made by GM what I stated is indeed true.
No broad statement just the situation I personally have seen with the 15
cars I have owned.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Camden Lindsay" <cjl169 at hotmail.com>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Throttle-by-Wire


>
> Before we all get in a horrible hollering match about this-
>
> if you research, you will find that some (many?) foreign (that is,
european)
> cars will not lock until key is removed (my audi, my vw) and that many
> american cars will lock if the key is just off.  Please do not make broad
> generalizations about what is true and what is not, as there are many
> different things around.
>
> camden
>
> >From: "elcamino73" <elcamino73 at mindspring.com>
> >Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
> >To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> >Subject: Re: Throttle-by-Wire
> >Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 19:16:52 -0500
> >
> >The wheel lock is engaged by the position of the tumbler, not the key
being
> >removed from the tumbler. And every car I own operates in this manner.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jorgen Karlsson" <jorgen.m.karlsson at home.se>
> >To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:17 AM
> >Subject: RE: Throttle-by-Wire
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Who has a car that will actually lock the steering before the key is
> >removed
> > > from the lock? I can't remember driving one...
> > >
> > > But I agree, a latching kill switch is a better option if you
experiment
> > > with a high power engine and DBW throttle.
> > >
> > > Jorgen
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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