ive been reading up on ABS systems and i was thinking about removing it to clean up the engine bay for my turbo setup...then i see ppl saying NOT to remove it bc of this and that but what do you guys think...is it THAT important to keep...and what if its sitting there not even working whats the easiest way to test if my ABS system is even working?

 

The easiest way would be to find a empty road go about 20-30mph and brake hard and you will feel the ABS kick in on the brake pedal or your brakes will lock up.

 

what will it feel like if it is not working?

 

if its not working your tires will screech hella loud, if it's working, they wont and your pedal will sorta shake and you'll hear tihs mechanical clicking sound

 

ok...and IF its NOT working , whats the best thing to do, fix it? how much money and a pain in the *** is that...or would i be better off removing the system, and how hard is that?

 

ABS is just a safety feature. It all depends how much you care about it, if you dont mind stoping a few ft more when you brake hard, then just remove it!

 

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Would'nt the abs light come on if it was'nt working?

 

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Would'nt the abs light come on if it was'nt working? </TD></TR></TABLE>

all 3 of my honda's the abs didnt work and i never saw the light...

 

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all 3 of my honda's the abs didnt work and i never saw the light...</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats because all three of ur hondas didnt have abs =P

 

well, I don't know about all models but my 1990 Integra GS is equipped with ABS but it doesn't work. However, I've never seen the BRAKE light on about it (it just has one light that covers all brake function).

 

well... ABS is for ppl that slam on their brakes... it's only instinct... it doesn't effect stopping distance under normal braking... it effects it under hard braking... all it does is keep it from locking up... but it seems that you'd have to change the axles and maybe a few other things too? cuz i know the axles on an abs car are different from non abs. i dunno maybe it dun matter... seems that if ur abs wasn't working then it wouldnt really effect anything except the one day u lock up ur brakes and fly up someone elses ***. so i say, if ya wanna clean engine bay, then take it out!

 

i would really like to eliminate my abs, im pretty sure it doesnt work and it would really make some room for my turbo setup..is there a thread or maybe someone can explain what i need to do? is it alot of work ? bc i dnt wana go ripping out my abs without knowing what to do

 

abs is hott. i love it

 

whats needed to be done if the abs system is removed?

 

ABS is a life saver in the snow.

 

The best way to test it is wait until it rains and find an empty parking lot. That way if your tires do lock up, it won't flat spot the tires (much), and it'll also be much easier to lock up the tires or engage ABS so you can test it.

ABS definitely shortens braking distance in any sort of slick road condition (rain, snow, ice, etc.). On the dry surface, it would depend on how well you can threshold brake by yourself to determine whether ABS would shorten or lengthen braking distances.

If you're scared of locking up tires and never brake very hard, ABS can decrease stopping distances by allowing you jam on the pedal as hard as you want. If you can threshold brake very well yourself, ABS probably won't affect stopping distances.

But if you do lock up the tires (and flat spot them), then having ABS would actually increase stopping distances *on dry pavement only*