Opinions:Losing the ABS

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:04 am

300sx wrote:@ charl, yeah i still have mine in, just relocated it because i needed the space.. (arrow at the bottom)

ultimately up to you i guess..

That just to neat.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:41 am

HOU op fokken brag......bliksem!!!!

Kings · Post by **Kings** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:49 am

Thats one sexy engine

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:43 am

Guy wait till you drive the SX and test out its ABS... I can brake far better and faster without the ABS. The ABS on the SX is real crap especially when you have BEEEG brakes.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:36 pm

you guys can all say what you want about s13 abs - its totally up to shit. yes i had it work ok a few times, but the times when i needed it most...

i had to make a call to the cops and the insurance companies instead!

i say fail to s13 abs, but maybe my car had issues of its own??? only really experience the abs in my s13, no one elses, so ya.

VegetaSSJ4 · Post by **VegetaSSJ4** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:14 pm

Completely of topic here but i've heard a lot of poeple say that the S13 has really bad abs, is it the same with the S14 because i just to check it drove up to about a 100kph and hit the middle pedal as hard as i can and it stopped quite quickly and i stil had the ability to steer?

rat · Post by **rat** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:28 pm

VegetaSSJ4 wrote:Completely of topic here but i've heard a lot of poeple say that the S13 has really bad abs, is it the same with the S14 because i just to check it drove up to about a 100kph and hit the middle pedal as hard as i can and it stopped quite quickly and i stil had the ability to steer?

was that in the dry and a smooth road?

VegetaSSJ4 · Post by **VegetaSSJ4** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:32 pm

it was dry but not very smooth

rat · Post by **rat** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:19 pm

i would think the s14 abs is better then the s13. newer car ect.

VegetaSSJ4 · Post by **VegetaSSJ4** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:01 pm

I heard from people that the S14's ABS is not that good in the wet.
Is that true?

300sx · Post by **300sx** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:48 pm

its getting kinda pointless going over this over and over again, explaining why and what it is yadda yadda.. if you dont like it and feel it does nothing for you, take it out, if you think its worth keeping then keep it.

but please dont fool yourself by thinking that nissan engineers went to all the effort and immense expense of fitting a tailor-made abs system to a turbocharged sports coupe because it was pointless and useless.. besides the fact of course that they never expected you to modify the living daylights out of their finely balanced car

POWDER · Post by **POWDER** » Wed May 05, 2010 2:35 pm

300sx wrote:...but please dont fool yourself by thinking that nissan engineers went to all the effort and immense expense of fitting a tailor-made abs system to a turbocharged sports coupe because it was pointless and useless.. besides the fact of course that they never expected you to modify the living daylights out of their finely balanced car

I think that has seriously got to be them truest statement ever, I mean, I never thought I would go as far out as I have so far, and some of you have done some sick mods too, no wonder your ABS not working as it should, ha ha ha

Is it possible though to have it re calibrated ? That would be an interesting one...

Wanted · Post by **Wanted** » Fri May 07, 2010 2:15 pm

I'm fitting 350z discs and calipers, does that mean i will experience problems with the abs interfering with big brakes?

rat · Post by **rat** » Fri May 07, 2010 3:44 pm

Wanted wrote:I'm fitting 350z discs and calipers, does that mean i will experience problems with the abs interfering with big brakes?

i think so but try it out

Speed breeder · Post by **Speed breeder** » Sat May 22, 2010 12:19 am

i am not running abs - my car is a street vehicle...

i have not had issue with braking and distance - touch wood...
i am comforable driving without abs in my car... but can't see the point of removing something if it does in fact work.

charl, rather have a poll of how many times the sx drivers have felt the abs kick in... suprisingly overwhelming few people we have spoken to says the abs has kicked in.

i also know where you are coming from - you have a top mount now - and the turbo is just that much closer to the distribution...

i think that heat in the bay is a bigger killer to the stopping power than the electronics themselves. having said this, i don't believe the electronics are still in perfect nick either - considering the deterioration of wires in turbo charged engine bays (esp after 16 - 20 years)

*Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa