[s-cars] servotronic defeat system

[Gabriel Caldwell]

I don't know if you would want that happening in the middle of a corner
on a snowy day.

Gabriel Caldwell


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From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of James Murray
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Sent: February 23, 2007 3:29 PM
To: Mike Fitton; calvinlc at earthlink.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] servotronic defeat system

Using the diff lock circuit would be a good option!

/Jamu.

calvinlc at earthlink.net wrote:
> Anybody ever think of making it speed dependent, i.e. shutting it off 
> at 15 mph or something like that?
> --Calvin
>
>
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> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Mike Fitton
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:31 PM
> To: Robert Myers
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] servotronic defeat system
>
>
> Yeah but.  But.  I'm trying to get rid of the luxo-boat feeling as 
> much as possible.  I wanted an Audi, not a mid-80s Lincoln.
>
> I do see the point though.  I love it in tight quarters and on the 
> highway, but a lot of time I find myself just wanting more resistance.
> It's not like it was totally unassisted before.  I also have the very 
> likely delusional theory that servotronic wears out the rack seals
faster.
>
> That's why I wanna switch it.  On in parking lots and stuff.  Off on 
> back roads when I'm trying not to die from Audi's idea of "brakes."
>
> -Cheers!
> Mike
>
> Robert Myers wrote:
>   
>> Jeesh, you'se guys.  I've been saying this same thing for years now.

>> You really don't need King Kong arms to drive one of these cars 
>> effectively.  ;-)
>>
>>
>> At 06:40 PM 2/22/2007, jpb3 wrote:
>>
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>>> Big 2nd here on that!  I drove with it disconnected for a few months

>>> but then reconnected it for a change of pace and acutally prefer it.

>>> Smooth
>>>       
> as
>   
>>> butta in the parking lot and not a real difference at speed.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> On 2/22/07, Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I personally love it, and would never want to get rid of it.  It's 
>>>> a quick luxo boat.  Enjoy it.
>>>>
>>>> Gabriel Caldwell
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
>>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fitton
>>>> Sent: February 21, 2007 9:21 PM
>>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>>> Subject: [s-cars] servotronic defeat system
>>>>
>>>> I bought my car about eight months ago with the servotronic relay 
>>>> removed, but included.  This last weekend I decided to stick it 
>>>> back in and see how it felt.  At first I hated it.  Then I got used

>>>> to it.  And now I can see myself actually liking it in some 
>>>> circumstances.  But a lot of times I still find myself wanting the
old heavy steering.
>>>>
>>>> On the other hand, I never find myself wanting to pull and 
>>>> reinstall the
>>>>
>>>> relay a lot.  I was thinking of wiring up a defeat switch, a la 
>>>> Fred Munro's ABS deactivator.  Comments/suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> -Cheers!
>>>> Mike
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