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Originally Posted by Porsche
So, would you recommend pulling the ABS fuse, then?
Note: I DISLIKE ABS, and would like to pull the fuse, but I worry about unintended consequences. The loss of EBD concerns me with a possible brake imbalance.
I'd be interested in your thoughts about this, Renfield.
I've spent most of my life driving cars without today's nannies, and the "loss" of them is not a concern to me.
ABS robs me of the life-saving ability to arrest any further change in direction. I WANT to be able to lock 'em up when I need to.
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I would be pulling mine already if it weren't illegal in my class. I'd rather wad the car up myself than have the electronics do it for me.
The pedal dance already kills your EBD. My personal opinion is that it pushes the brake balance a little bit to the rear compared to when EBD is active, and/or (perhaps more accurately) the EBD doesn't take action to keep the rear from coming around under braking. I wouldn't call it imbalanced, but you will need to manage that balance without any help.
I would be more concerned about a pulled ABS fuse putting the car into some kind of limp mode, although I think our ECU designers were kind to us about that. Haven't tested though - since I have to live with it, my mission has been to change my driving style to avoid ABS.