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Old 10-18-2019, 12:04 PM
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Default ABS update

I tried the system yesterday on a sealed asphalt road near my house. I got no error messages or warning lights so the installation passed. Normally I get about .54 G decel on cold tires on this surface because the brakes lock and tires slide. I tried two stops from about 50 mph one pulled .88 G and the other pulled .92 G. So far it looks like it was worth the effort and cost to put it in. The big advantage is that the car stops strait as an arrow. The pure manual set up used to stop with big yaw angles so that the car had to be steered and brakes released to keep it straight during the stop. We are entering the Pleasanton Goodguys event the first week in November. That will be the real test, if that goes well we will take the car to Scottsdale for the "Shoot Out In The Desert". Scott and I are taking it to the test course at Crows Landing tomorrow to do final set up and try different ABS levels using the dash switch.
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