What is "drive by wire"
 

what exactly is drive by wire? i want to get a TSX but id like to know the pros and cons first https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: What is "drive by wire" (SiRek4)
 

The idea is to remove the mechanical linkages between the controls of a car and the devices that actually do the work. Instead of operating the steering and brakes directly, the controls would send commands to a central computer, which would instruct the car what to do.

The great advantage being put forward for this is that the computer is able to make the steering, suspension and brakes work together to give the car better handling, especially in bad road conditions, to give better fuel consumption, and to react to emergencies faster than a human driver could. Though the vehicle would look much the same, it would be transformed into what one industry expert calls “a computer network with a car wrapped round it”.

The problem for car manufacturers, who are actively researching the systems, is that getting them right is likely to be much less of a problem than convincing drivers—familiar with crashing computers at home—that their cars won’t do the same.

It’s no accident that the term sounds like fly-by-wire, which is a method of controlling commercial aircraft that has been in use for more than a decade. The term drive-by-wire has been around since the 1980s, though in early examples it could instead refer to methods of automatic steering using circuits embedded in the road surface.

Re: What is "drive by wire" (JDM Kid 510)
 

thanks bro... so why is it again that nobody likes it?

Re: What is "drive by wire" (SiRek4)
 

because it sucks!! haha no let me put it this way if you stomp the accelerator/gas. Do to the electronic drive by wire it takes just a tad bit longer than if you have a raw throttle cable. Wow let a pro handle this one haha. Im on a track. JDM Kid is quite on the ball, but thats my lame mans terms.

Re: What is "drive by wire" (TURTLE_GRIP)
 

is there any way to eliminate the drive by wire?

Re: What is "drive by wire" (TURTLE_GRIP)
 

FTW..english?? https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emthdown.gif

Re: What is "drive by wire" (SiRek4)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiRek4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is there any way to eliminate the drive by wire?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Using RSX Type S ECU with k-pro https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

you would have to customize a throttle cable with the ecu set up ^

Re: What is "drive by wire" (JDM Kid 510)
 

i have to say this is very good info. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: (Lil Corb)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lil Corb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you would have to customize a throttle cable with the ecu set up ^</TD></TR></TABLE>

Accord TB, pedal and cable, 100% bolt-on

need to had the IAC wiring and TPS wiring

good info^

Re: (Lil Corb)
 

Drive by wire sounds good on paper, but is not as responsive as you want it to be when out on the road.

Re: (ap)
 

Pros: You pay more.
Cons: Throttle response sucks, messes up your shift timing, less feedback.

Re: (Budget EJ)
 

I just learn something new!

So is there still a steering column that moves or is that computerized as well when you turn?

Pardon my bad choice of words if its confusing.