[s-cars] future of awd

[colin cohen]

Actually not entirely correct.  When I am trail braking into a corner that 
is more than (say) 30 degrees, I am also cranking in some wheel.  When I get 
off the brake and onto the gas with the wheel still turned but already 
starting to unwind towards track-out --- nothing happens !  The car coasts. 
I have to get off the gas, wait for the suspension to settle and then when I 
get on the gas power is there.  I am told there are accelerometers built 
into the ECU that are not disabled by the ESR switch and no one wants to 
write software for distribution in the US that will remove these. 
Furthermore if you did remove these you will also lose ABS which is still 
useful.

Its those accelerometers that were the major addition prompted by the early 
accidents in high speed driving when the TT first hit the market.

Colin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
To: "colin cohen" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] future of awd


>
>
> --- colin cohen <ccohen5 at compuserve.com> wrote:
>
>> However if you dare to LFB or try to trail brake and use more
>> than 10 degrees or so of wheel turn, the ECU shuts down so that you 
>> cannot
>> exit the apex until you get off the gas pedal.
>
> you meant brake pedal, right?
>
> i define trailbraking as doing significant braking after turn-in.  nothing
> to do with simultaneous throttle and brake application.  if you don't use
> left-foot braking, and you trailbrake with your right foot, then release
> the brake pedal and apply throttle at the apex, you won't have an issue
> with this, right?
>
> -teddy
>
>
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