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PSk (Psk)
Member
Username: Psk
Post Number: 466
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 12:22 am: | |
Maybe Norm's car was on a drier part of road ... and yours just happened to have a wet patch (okay, okay I talking about on the road ...) and thus your traction control kicked in.
In the end acceleration will be affected by how much grip is available and how much torque can be applied to the road at that given time.
I do not know how Ferrari do it, ie. whether limiting engine or by braking, but assume that it is a proper traction control and thus limit the engine. I do not think that applying the brake would be the ideal solution to straight line acceleration traction control ... but not an expert at all.
Pete |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 556
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 12:56 pm: | |
An interesting thing happened on the way back from an FChat meeting here in CA. The road was damp, and there was heavy for around. I was following Norman's gorgeous 550 when he took off on me. I followed suit and stepped on the gas. My traction control kicked in and Norm spurted way ahead. Is it that my traction control is crappier than his?
I've heard of different levels of driver assist technology. Mostly skid control, stability control (PSM in Porsches), etc. Are there also different levels of traction control? Do they all generally work the same? Is it a myth that some are controlled from the engine as opposed to by using brakes?
Cheers |
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