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Originally Posted by strat61caster
It's the brakes.
How would it cut power? It certainly isn't kicking in the clutch or changing how the torque converter is working so it would have to retard the timing in the engine or close the throttle on you; which doesn't help if only one wheel is breaking traction and would put you worse off than you already are.
Any form of vehicle stability is made up primarily of brake application.
Electronic stability control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I guess according to wiki it'll slow the engine down (likely for our cars closing the throttle since it's electronic) until you regain control but that isn't the primary method of "fixing" the problem. |
It's definitely slowing the engine down. I've got the accelerator depressed, but it isn't responding - the RPMs drop. If it applied the brakes, the RPMs would still climb as I have the gas pedal down.
It may be applying the brakes at the same time, but if it is, it's not doing so hard. I'd be able to detect it, and I'm not feeling any sort of mechanical braking.