Abs Opinions

[Mr.Massive]

Hey guys,

I was in the process of ripping out my old loom when I realized my new one doesn't have abs. I called up the place I bought the engine from (JIS) and they told me they don’t have any other loom to exchange it with.

I know many people disengage their abs for track use however the way I see it is that I’m going to be running a turbo engine on non turbo brakes for a while, that’s already bad enough as it is. Is it a big risk not having abs? Should I go to another wrecker and see if I can swap my loom? Your opinions? Thanks Guys

[Inline 6]

i dont have any locking up issues but i have 275 tyres all round so that helps a fair bit.

if you prone to panicking when it locks on ya though abs is a wonderful invention for ya

Edited February 19, 2010 by Inline 6

[Madaz]

personally having come from your situation i would chase the loom with ABS what series engine do you have i have 2 looms 1 for S1 and one S2 and haven't decided which one im using yet

i haven't looked to see if the S2 one even has ABS as i've only just got it

but by the sounds of things your only at the beginning of the engine swap

[4door_Sleeper]

ABS is for whimps

The stig wouldnt us it.

[Race__24]

Stick with the abs loom if you can find one. Does Attessa need the abs loom? If you have a GTS4 you may need the ABS loom for everything to work

[Luciano]

Another option / may or may not work - can you use the 25DE loom?

[Mr.Massive]

anyone?

[Madaz]

personally having come from your situation i would chase the loom with ABS what series engine do you have i have 2 looms 1 for S1 and one S2 and haven't decided which one im using yet

i haven't looked to see if the S2 one even has ABS as i've only just got it

but by the sounds of things your only at the beginning of the engine swap

[Krishy]

i drove my car without ABS for a while (fuse blew) and it was shocking.....locked it up a few times.....get the ABS one if you can mate

[Madaz]

yeah and having a turbo engine with non turbo brakes is a whole other ball park, will be lockup's a plenty while you try and slow a faster car with crappy brakes

[Krishy]

and dont forget the wet season is coming up as well.....locking up brakes in the wet is far worse

[Luciano]

Another option / may or may not work - can you use the 25DE loom?

Steve - do you know if this is possible?

[Madaz]

i honestly dont know but here is a rule of thumb that i would use is part knowledge part guess work

If coilpacks are the same from the rb25de to det then i would say that there is a slight chance you can use a de loom, only problem i for see is the factory boost controller that no one uses personally he should either ring Shaun from boostworx or Brett west from graham west workshop and see what they have to say