ABS Delete Any one runs without ABS

[nando]

iflytii - I wonder how many cars (e30) on the road have a fully working abs :)

probably most of them, it's not exactly a complicated system. Of course E30 owners tend to have a "if it's broke, don't fix it" attitude instead of the other way around. :p

[Jean]

iflytii - I wonder how many cars (e30) on the road have a fully working abs :)

[iflytii]

my ABS is all screwd up sensors all mesed up diferent ABS rings up front should i delete the system or try to deal wit it
Track Auto-x car

I found that with a non-functioning ABS system, the overwhelming front bias our cars exhibit can be a real pain in the ass. It's easy to lock the fronts and as mentioned before tires are really expensive once you start climbing the sticky scale.

If you are going to maintain the stock setup and track the car, I would really put the effort into fixing the ABS.

I run without ABS but I have a full Tilton pedal setup with correctly sized dual master cylinders. I'm no master in threshold braking but with a "correct" (ie, not lawyer driven) bias setup it's amazing how much better the car stops than it did with a crippled ABS.

[ikkitousen]

my car never had abs. :???:

+1

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damn never know what i missed!!!

[Hick]

no ABS on my dd/autocross car.

id like to put it back on, ive rode in a few e30s with ABS at the autocross, it seems that it helped

[gearheadE30]

I'm keeping mine. It pulses the rears too early for my liking, but its saved me too many times for me to get rid of it.

[Knockenwelle]

The ABS on our cars actually works pretty well (if working...). It will let you get pretty aggressive with the brakes before assuming control. Same deal with the systems in Porsches of the same vintage. Depends on your preference, but don't discount ABS too quickly on the basis that you won't be able to have any fun.

The ABS on my 2000 Camaro SS is terrible. It's WAY too overbearing, and instantly takes over at the slightest hint of any wheel sliding. Even if I hit a small imperfection in the track during braking and just barely scrub a tire, I will find myself heading for the grass (actually, it's usually gravel out here...) without brakes. The fuses stay pulled.

[z31maniac]

Mine doesn't work, has never worked, so I'm just going to ditch it eventually.

[Raxe]

My car never had ABS. :???:

[GK-E30M3]

I guess i am keeping my abs

[kishg]

I would never take the ABS off my track car. I'd rather lose the tenth of a second in the braking zone then a $200 tire. I don't know of any drivers I run with that are good enough to threshold brake perfectly every corner without lockup. I'm not racing for big $$$ so it's not worth it for me.

I'm with him..

[JGood]

I would never take the ABS off my track car. I'd rather lose the tenth of a second in the braking zone then a $200 tire. I don't know of any drivers I run with that are good enough to threshold brake perfectly every corner without lockup. I'm not racing for big $$$ so it's not worth it for me.

[Jean]

I don't miss ABS, I am not saying remove it if it's 100% working, but w/o it you'll learn to drive your car a little different and figure out in time just where the limit is w/o locking up your tires. Now for those times when you do need to make a panic stop, especially in wet, you'll probably be better off with abs unless you are very good with the brake pedal :)

[Wh33lhop]

Plus, momentarily locking up the inside front on corner entry is cool. ;)

[rThor432]

It has it's pros and cons like most things. All I'm going to say in favor of it is that it saves tires. Other than that it's all bad.

^^My opinion. It doesnt apply for everyone.