we are talking about 20 year old abs technology here on e30s.... does anybody have any technical data on it to compare to one on lets say an e36 or e46 ? (ie. how many times does it sample the data at each corner, how does it avarage it etc)...
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Originally posted by jlevie View PostThat's quite true, if incomplete. When you've completely lost it is time to go "both feet in".
Threshold braking is, by definition, exactly at the point that ABS is about to engage. While one can do threshold braking without ABS, having ABS means being able to get to threshold braking every time without risking locking up a wheel and flat-spotting a tire. With ABS you simply brake to the point that you feel the system engage and back off ever so slightly.
I will take mine with no ABS, please.
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Originally posted by Jean View Postwe are talking about 20 year old abs technology here on e30s.... does anybody have any technical data on it to compare to one on lets say an e36 or e46 ? (ie. how many times does it sample the data at each corner, how does it avarage it etc)...
e36 ABS : e30 ABS :: DVD : _______
A) Beta
B) 8mm
C) VHS
D) Laserdisk
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Originally posted by matt View PostThat assumes that the ABS system is programmed for the traction limits of the specific tires and brake pads that you're using, and is working properly after exactly 0 maintainence in the last 20 years...
I will take mine with no ABS, please.
The age of the ABS system shouldn't really come into play. That's one of the great things about digital computers. As long as the system can read the wheel pulses (and it throws a code if it can't), it makes the same calculation now that it did when the system was new.
The brake pads and tires don't matter much either. The system must handle different surfaces, so the traction difference of sticky vs. hard tires is handled just the same.
Modern ABS systems are definitely better, but the e30 system isn't bad.
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i definitely prefer to have ABS on my car. although, i'll add that i actually think the ABS on the e30 is quite good. it's definitely better than the ABS was in my '96 acura integra, and probably better than my mom's '01 jetta too.
how do you turn it off btw? might be fun sometimes to go without it.
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