ABS Not working?, rawr Options

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

ok look, today i was going like 35-45 down a street right and than i thought about abs and if it really works, so i slammed on the breaks, kept the foot there and the wheels locked and made a skidding noise and it smelled like burned rubber, i dont know if this is abs or not, really never experienced it, is there something wrong wiht my abs?

[CelicaZR]

Did you feel any pulse through the brake padel when
you slammed on the brake?
If you didnt then I dont think your ABS is working.
But the ABS light should light up if it's not working.
I would go get it check out.
Braking is an important feature in a car.

[Mr_E]

Are you sure you have ABS?

[SiN_CeLi]

Are you sure you have ABS?

Yea I was just about to ask that. If u turn ure key to the on position the abs light should come on.

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

i didnt feel a pulsing thingy in the pedal like you said, but i am like 50 percent sure i think i have abs but yea i got the 25th anniversary edition gt, didnt it come with it? and no abs light comes on, and how can i determine if i have abs, you guys got any pix of the abs valve controller thingy? ima check the fuses and see what is up

This post has been edited by XS4lv1Truch0x: Feb 12, 2006 - 9:49 PM

[Hanyo]

take a pictures of the engine bay, we can tell you if you have abs.

[CelicaZR]

Most likely you dont have abs, because when you start up the car,
the computer check and test to see if the abs is working.
Once it has verified that it is in working order the abs light will switch off.
This normally takes about 2 seconds.
So if it doesnt light up on start, I dont think it has it, unless the last owner took the bulb out
Ok from the pic, look down on the left hand side.
You'll see the bottle for the washer, its just above that with all those metal lines
coming out and running alone the side of the engine bay.


This post has been edited by CelicaZR: Feb 13, 2006 - 7:49 AM

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

omg wtf i dont have abs???????? shouldnt my car have had abs??????? i think it came with it stock, do you think maybe because its salvage they took the abs thingy out?


oh and another question, what is better a car with abs or a car without abs

This post has been edited by XS4lv1Truch0x: Feb 13, 2006 - 2:44 PM

[LewFX]

not all cars have abs

[Mr_E]

oh and another question, what is better a car with abs or a car without abs

Depends if you're locked up at 70mph in the wet sliding towards the stopped line of traffic on the freeway I guess.

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

weeeeeeee *crash* oh damn

lol aside from that, is there any way i can put abs in my car?

[Zimluura]

having abs makes your insurance go down a bit.

but i've heard that f1 drivers prefer non-abs brakes (something about feeling themselves to be more sensitive than the abs computer). could make sense given that they can see the course around them and brake according to what they're about to drive over.

[azian_advanced]

for normal road driving it would be good to have but not worth putting it in if you don't already have it.

although if you were in a place where you get snow or even freezing rain, then you'll probably need it.

[blu94gt]

having abs makes your insurance go down a bit.

but i've heard that f1 drivers prefer non-abs brakes (something about feeling themselves to be more sensitive than the abs computer). could make sense given that they can see the course around them and brake according to what they're about to drive over.

A lot of racers prefer to have non abs setups. First off it saves weight, is less complicated to work on, and you have total control of the brakes. I prefer not to have ABS in my cars.

for normal road driving it would be good to have but not worth putting it in if you don't already have it.

although if you were in a place where you get snow or even freezing rain, then you'll probably need it.

This is true too, if your car is just going to be a daily driver in a lot of snow and freezing rain then yeah, ABS may be to your advantage to have if you don't know how to handle your car.

[CelicaZR]

ABS has saved me a few times
So I think its worth having.
But I think it would be too complicated to add it on now.

[Mr_E]

Not sure about ABS being slower. It's banned from every form of competitve racing I know because it's so damn effective.

Yes, proper race drivers dislike it because it removes an element of control, but there's no doubting it works.

I wouldn't be without it, and only pull the fuse in the snow.

[blu94gt]

Not sure about ABS being slower. It's banned from every form of competitve racing I know because it's so damn effective.

Yes, proper race drivers dislike it because it removes an element of control, but there's no doubting it works.

I wouldn't be without it, and only pull the fuse in the snow.

Race drivers dislike it and I think another reason it's banned is if you're a professional class racer you should know how to slow down your car just as fast as an ABS system.